The Butterfly from Ural
The Butterfly from Ural or Far Away from Ural () is a Finnish 2008 animated short film directed by . The film tells the story of former President of Finland Gustaf Mannerheim – although his name is not mentioned in the film – on a journey to Central Asia where he meets a young Kyrgyz boy. Mannerheim takes the boy with him back to Finland where he names him Butterfly. The boy becomes Mannerheim's servant and lover. When the Finnish Civil War starts, Mannerheim abandons his lover in the middle of the battlefield. According to the director Lillqvist, the film is based on a folklore from the Pispala district of Tampere. The film caused a fuss in the Finnish media and evoked discussion about the limits of the freedom of speech and the sexual orientation of Mannerheim. It was nominated the best domestic animation at the Tampere Film Festival in March 2008, and was broadcast by YLE the same month. References

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2008 films
2000s animated short films
Finnish LGBT-related films
Finnish comedy films
Finnish animated short films
2008 animated films
2008 short films
2008 LGBT-related films
Cultural depictions of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Animation based on real people
Film controversies
LGBT-related controversies in film
LGBT-related controversies in animation
Obscenity controversies in animation
Obscenity controversies in film
2008 comedy films
Animated films set in Asia
Animated films set in the 1910s