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Black Butterfly is a 2017 American thriller film directed by Brian Goodman and written by Marc Frydman and Justin Stanley. The film stars Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Piper Perabo, Abel Ferrara, Vincent Riotta and Nathalie Rapti Gomez. It was released on May 26, 2017, by Lionsgate Premiere. It is based on a 2008 French television film, Papillon Noir, directed by Christian Faure.
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Paul, a reclusive writer, is typing into his typewriter the words "I'm stuck" over and over. Falling asleep, he awakes the next morning when his real estate agent Laura comes over with prospective buyers for his house and farm. Paul makes plans to meet her for lunch, then goes into town for errands.
Along the way, Paul has a confrontation with a truck driver when he attempts to pass. Eventually Paul passes, does his errands and arrives at the Diner to meet Laura. While there, the truck driver arrives and confronts Paul. A man sitting nearby grabs the truck driver by the neck and throws him out of the restaurant. The man leaves the restaurant and starts walking away. Paul leaves Laura at the restaurant and arranges to meet her for dinner.
On his drive back, Paul spots the man walking along the road and picks him up. Paul learns the man is a drifter with no place to stay and offers to put him up for a few nights. Jack, the drifter accepts. Along the way, they see that power and communication lines are down. Jack sees that Paul is alone and Paul explains that his wife left him and he wants to move away.
