The Butterfly Tattoo (film)

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "The Butterfly Tattoo" film – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Find sources: "The Butterfly Tattoo" film – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

The Butterfly Tattoo
Directed by	Phil Hawkins
Screenplay by	Stephen Potts
Based on	The White Mercedes by Philip Pullman
Produced by	Rik Visser Wesley Kloppenburg Jolies van Emburg
Starring	Jessica Blake Duncan Stuart Aidan Magrath Christopher Dane
Cinematography	Michael Costelloe
Music by	Richard Bodgers
Production company	Dynamic Entertainment DEH
Release dates	13 September 2008 (2008-09-13) (Film by the Sea Festival) 25 September 2009 (2009-09-25) (United Kingdom)
Running time	101 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom Netherlands

The Butterfly Tattoo is a 2008 feature film, based on Philip Pullman's 1992 novel The White Mercedes (also released as The Butterfly Tattoo). The film is particularly notable given that despite being a commercial production it actively sought to provide training and experience for young film-makers. The film also used a novel method of financing its production, by selling shares to members of the public.