In the time of the butterflies / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Phoenix Pictures/Barnstorm Films production, in association with Ventanarosa Productions ; producer, Ellen Gordon ; teleplay by Judy Klass & David Klass ; directed by Mariano Barroso..
Salma Hayek, Edward James Olmos, Marc Anthony, Mia Maestro, Demián Bichir, Pilar Padilla. Lumi Cavazos. Originally released as a motion picture in 2000. Based on the book by Julia Alvarez.
Summary:
For generations, General Rafael Trujillo has ruled the Dominican Republic with a mixture of terror and savagery, until Minerva Mirabal dares to oppose him. Inspired by her love for a rebel leader, Minerva and her sisters, known as Las Mariposas, endure unimaginable hardships in a battle for the very soul of a nation. But as their acts of bravery gain notoriety, Trujillos forces close in determined to put an end to Minervas heroics.
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