In the Time of the Butterflies

In the Time of the Butterflies

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In the Time of the Butterflies

Demian Bichir, Edward James Olmos, Lumi Cavazos, Mia Maestro, Marc Anthony

On November 25, 1960, the bodies of three sisters were found near the bottom of a cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official daily 'El Caribe' reports that it had been an acciden...( read more  read more... )t, but it does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it mention the sisters' fierce opposition to the General Trujillo's dictatorship. This is their story: how Minerva started the tragedy by refusing Trujillo; how Patria became an opponent from the church itself; how Maria Teresa joined the revolution through the love. And how they lost their wings, but not their courage. They were Las Mariposas - "The Butterflies".

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  • September 5, 2007
    salma hayek was....fantabulous
  • December 25, 2007
    A personal favorite. Love this movie.
  • December 5, 2009
    Eh, I expected more.
  • December 5, 2009
    Not bad for a TV made movie. Good performances all around, and Salma Hayek clearly had a passion for her role, as she did in Frida. Nicely produced. Moving and at times disturbing. Good costumes.
  • October 9, 2009
    cheesy and kinda stupid.not impressed by the few scenes i saw.
  • June 21, 2009
    Tells the story of three sisters fighting for freedom.
  • June 7, 2009
    i really want to see it but i dont now how
  • April 14, 2009
    Very Dominican truths
  • March 27, 2009
    it was a great movie!!!
  • March 15, 2009
    Doesn't even come close to doing justice to the beautiful and compelling story of the novel.

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