Black Butterflies (miniseries)

Black Butterflies (Les papillons noirs) is a 2022 French miniseries.

Plot
Mody, a writer lacking inspiration, agrees to write the memoirs of Albert, an old man who tells him about his youth. A war orphan, he had formed a friendship which turned into love with Solange, a “Nazi girl” whose mother was a prostitute.

As a teenager, Solange kills a man who tries to rape her, and Albert protects her. What follows is a life of love and death.

Cast

 * Nicolas Duvauchelle as Adrien Mody
 * Niels Arestrup as Albert Desiderio
 * Axel Granberger as Young Albert
 * Alyzée Costes as Solange
 * Alice Belaïdi as Nora
 * Sami Bouajila as Carrel
 * Brigitte Catillon as Catherine
 * Lola Créton as Young Catherine
 * Marie Denarnaud as Mathilde
 * Henny Reents as Nastya
 * Nicolas Wanczycki as Alan
 * Rodolphe Pauly as Julien
 * Philippe Brenninkmeyer as Hans

Episodes

 * Episode 1 : Les Souvenirs d'Albert
 * Episode 2 : Une Proposition Déterminante
 * Episode 3 : Les Démons d'Adrien
 * Episode 4 : Ivresse d'Écriture
 * Episode 5 : Le Succès
 * Episode 6 : Toutes les Réponses

Release
The miniseries was first released on Arte in september 2022. A month later, it was released on Netflix.