In the time of the butterflies [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Phoenix Pictures/Barnstorm Films production in association with Ventanarosa Productions in association with Producciones AmArAntA ; producer, Ellen Gordon ; teleplay writers, Judy Klass, David Klass ; director, Mariano Barroso.
Salma Hayek, Edward James Olmos, Mia Maestro, Demián Bichir, Pilar Padilla, Lumi Cavazos, Marc Anthony. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000. Based on the book by Julia Alvarez.
Summary:
An idealistic young woman falls for a rebel leader and takes on a murderous dictator. Today, November 25 is observed in many Latin American countries as the International Day Against Violence Towards Women. This is based on the story of the Mirabal sisters, whose deaths became the final blow to the regime of Leonidas Trujillo, who was assassinated six months later.
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