'Butterfly Jam' Review: Barry Keoghan and Riley Keough Serve Up Uneven Culinary Family Drama

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Whether or not you can stomach "Butterfly Jam" wholly depends on your taste for sinister whimsy, because that's about all director Kantemir Balagov serves in his English-language debut, heaping it on in portions as heavy as the savory pie stuffed with potatoes, cheese and herbs known as a delen. You'll certainly hear plenty about that particular delicacy as well; chances are, you'll walk out craving both the dish and a feature just slightly more balanced. Opening this year's Directors' Fortnight, the film tracks one of Cannes' most familiar archetypes: The distinctly ethnic . . .
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