58th Edition May 13-23, 2026
© 2026 Why Not Productions

Butterfly Jam

Kantemir BALAGOV

Quinzaine 2026 | Feature film | 102 min
World premiere

16 years old Pyteh splits his time between the wrestling mat and his family’s struggling Circassian diner in Newark. A single impulsive decision by his hustling father changes the course of his life, shaping a tale of pride, legacy, and masculinity.

Artistic & technical sheet

Contacts

With

Barry Keoghan (Azik),
Talha Akdogan (Temir/Pyteh),
Riley Keough (Zalya),
Harry Melling (Marat),
Jaliyah Richards (Alika)

Photography
Jomo Fray
Production design
Angelo Zamparutti
Music
Evgueni & Sacha Galperine
Screenplay

Marina Stepnova
& Kantemir Balagov

Sound

Régis Boussin,
Valérie De Loof,
Emilien Pichon, 
Cyril Holtz, 
Lucas Le Néouanic

Editing

Kantemir Balagov,
Juliette Welfling,
Mathilde Chazaud

Production

Why Not Productions
+33 1 48 24 24 50
contact@whynotproductions.fr
www.whynotproductions.fr

Sales

Goodfellas
+33 1 43 13 21 87
festival@goodfellas.film
www.goodfellas.film

International press

DDA
Emily Salkin,
Dana Archer,
Ferga O'Connell,
ButterflyJam@ddaglobal.com

Coproduction

Senator Film Produktion (Germany)
Les films du fleuve (Belgium)
Arte France Cinéma (France)
A.R. Content (United States)
Goodfellas (France)
Library Pictures International (United States)
Leaf Entertainment (France)

Distribution France

Le Pacte
+33 1 44 69 59 59
contact@le-pacte.com
www.le-pacte.com

French press

Rachel Bouillon
+33 6 74 14 11 84
rachel@rb-presse.fr

Julien Vivet
+33 6 31 38 72 85
julien@julvi.fr

Screenings in Cannes
05/13 at 10:00 - Théâtre Croisette
05/13 at 18:30 - Théâtre Croisette
05/13 at 21:45 - Théâtre Croisette
05/14 at 09:00 - Cinéma La Licorne
05/14 at 16:30 - Cinéma Studio 13
05/14 at 19:00 - Cinéma Alexandre III
05/16 at 11:00 - Cinéma Le Raimu
05/22 at 21:00 - Théâtre Croisette

Album Butterfly Jam

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