In the Time of the Butterflies

About In the Time of the Butterflies

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.

Mariano Barroso's In the Time of the Butterflies is a 2001 history romance film. It runs 95 minutes and was released in October 2001.

The film is filed under government, dictatorship, butterfly, and dominican republic.

Salma Hayek Pinault takes the lead as Minerva Mirabal, Edward James Olmos as Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, Mía Maestro as Mate Mirabal, and Demián Bichir as Manolo Tavárez. The screenplay is by David Klass and Judy Klass. Produced by Showtime Networks. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and ScreenPix Amazon Channel.

It carries a PG-13 rating.