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Butterfly on a Wheel is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Mike Barker released in USA on 27 july 2007 with Gerard Butler
Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
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Add to a movie listButterfly on a Wheel (US: Shattered, Europe: Desperate Hours) is a 2007 British–Canadian mystery thriller film directed by Mike Barker, co-produced and written by William Morrissey, and starring Pierce Brosnan, Gerard Butler, and Maria Bello. The film’s title is an allusion to a line of Alexander Pope’s poem "Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot": “Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?” The line is usually interpreted as questioning why someone would put great effort into achieving something minor or unimportant, or who would punish a minor offender with a disproportional punishment.
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Chicago residents Neil Randall (Gerard Butler) and his wife, Abby Randall (Maria Bello) have the perfect life and a perfect marriage. With their beautiful young daughter, Sophie, they are living the American dream... until today. When Sophie is suddenly kidnapped, they have no choice but to comply with the abductor's demands. The kidnapper, Tom Ryan (Pierce Brosnan), a cold and calculating sociopath, takes over their lives with the brutal efficiency of someone who has nothing to lose.Actors
Gerard Butler
(Neil Randall)
Maria Bello
(Abby Randall)
Callum Keith Rennie
(Det. McGill)
Pierce Brosnan
(Tom Ryan)
Dustin Milligan
(Matt Ryan)
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