Movie
In the Time of the Butterflies
Overview
Based on the book by Julia Alvarez. Three sisters become activists during the Dominican Republic's Trujillo regime when members of their family are killed by the government's troops.
Details
- Release date
- 2001-10-21
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- TV Movie, Thriller, Drama, History, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Barnstorm Films, Ventanarosa, Producciones Amaranta, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Showtime Networks
- Country
- Mexico, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Salma Hayek Pinault as Minerva Mirabal
- Edward James Olmos as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
- Mía Maestro as Mate Mirabal
- Demián Bichir as Manolo Tavárez
- Pilar Padilla as Dedé Mirabal
- Lumi Cavazos as Patria Mirabal
- Marc Anthony as Lio
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Captain Peña
- Ana Martín as Mercedes Reyes
- Fernando Becerril as Enrique Mirabal
- Anthony Alvarez as Palomino
- Ermahn Ospina as Jaimito
Crew
- Mariano Barroso - Director
- David Klass - Writer
- Judy Klass - Writer
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