A Pin for the Butterfly is a 1994 British-Czech drama film directed by Hannah Kodicek and starring Ian Bannen, Hugh Laurie and Florence Hoath. The screenplay concerns a young girl who tries to come terms with growing up in Stalinist Czechoslovakia. It was screened at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. Cast Ian Bannen ... Grandpa Gregory Gudgeon ... Leon Florence Hoath ... Marushka Ian Hogg ... Great Uncle Alex Kingston Hugh Laurie ... Uncle Joan Plowright ... Grandma Imogen Stubbs ... Mother References External links 1994 films 1994 drama films British drama films Czech drama films Films about communism Films set in the 1950s Films set in Prague 1990s English-language films 1990s British films