Float Like a Butterfly

I'm Irish. I am a woman. I grew up in Ireland and still live here. My Irishness goes back to Celtic roots. But I'm not part of the Travelling Community. So I have no idea what they would think of this film. And I would really like to know. I saw a lot of truth in the film but only as a person who sees that lifestyle from a distance. I'm curious about what Travellers think of it. I would value that perspective far more than random foreign takes from people who just don't get it.

For me, I loved this film in some respects. I've always had a draw towards nomadic, gypsy living. But I wonder if this film romanticises the Travelling lifestyle as opposed to giving a more honest, starker picture.

I thought most of the actors were very good and recognised quite a few. I love the main character and how gutsy she was. She was very well portrayed.

Some parts of the story were dealt with very well while other aspects felt a little flatter. Aesthetically a nice film. For me, the rambling style of storytelling in the screenplay is reminiscent of life on the road.

As for comments expressing LMAO about a girl wanting to be a boxer in Ireland and idolising Ali, they reflect a blinding ignorance on the part of the viewer. These people clearly never heard about Katie Taylor for one thing.

This film is going to be largely lost on misogynists and people that don't get Irish culture, the tensions that exist between what some call the 'Settled' and the Travelling Communities, and the fighting Female spirit throughout Irish history way back to mythology and pre-Christian and pre-Anglo-Saxon culture here.

For anyone who enjoys a story about a free spirit struggling to break through in an oppressive world, this is definitely worth watching.

I really enjoy this film, it was beautiful acted and amazing

With a trip across Ireland in the gypsy community, this feature-length film shows us beautiful landscapes and the interesting Traveller culture. This film is about a teenage girl, Frances, who has idolized Muhammed Ali since she was a kid and who dreams of becoming a boxer. She did not grow with her dad because he was in prison and throughout the film, daughter and father will have to learn how to live together again.

This film also makes us think about the role that women in the gypsy community but also in our society should play. Dreaming of becoming a boxer is always easier when you are a boy and Frances will have to deal with that.

About the film making, I felt like the plot sometimes seemed a little unrealistic but it was nice to watch though.

We need to congratulate the composer, who did a really good job, he managed to give a gypsy touch to his music! We also need to congratulate young Hazel Doupe, who acted Frances and who is a rising star of the Irish cinema. She really held this film together.

Even if I do not think that it was the "film of the year", I would highly recommend it, as a nice little film to watch, maybe not with children but with teenagers. I found this film refreshing and heart-warming and if you are interested in the gypsy culture but also feminism, you will definitely love it.

Also, if you are a fan of Muhammed Ali, you will love the allusion of his famous quote in the tittle.

I mark this film seven out of ten. 👌

A beautiful portrayal of the life and hardships of the Irish Traveler/Tinkers and the life and kinship of the clan. The love is real. This touched my soul and heart. If you have no Irish in you, you will probably not feel it. Great and beautiful film. The photography and beautiful Ireland I was never able to get to in my lifetime

This film should be a lesson for little girls and boys. A family with a history of tragedy are reunited with the father. At a time when womyn were expected to be quiet, pregnant and in the kitchen, some womyn started to say no. This young lady is finding out who she truly is in beautiful rural Ireland. It is nice to see the strength of some womyn being portrayed in this way. The world I live in, most womyn are willing to knock a man who is out of line on his arse so any talk of being unrealistic is laughable. Only a very little man would have his insecurities rattled by this film.