Black Butterflies (2022) is a French drama (Netflix) which tells the story of a writer (Nicolas Duvauchell as Adrien Winckler) who is invited to write the memoir of a man in his seventies (Albert Desiderio played by Niels Arestrup).

The focus of Albert’s reflections is his now dead lover, Solange (Alyzee Costes). Solange has a difficult childhood, and Albert defends her as a young boy against bullies at school, and later as a young woman when she is raped.

During the time Adrien is visiting and listening to Albert, a detective – who was a foundling – is examining a cold case where the suspect looks rather like Solange.