In the Time of the Butterflies

In the Time of the Butterflies

★ 6.3IMDb Score
Released:2001-10-21
Duration:95 min
Director:Mariano Barroso
Actors:Salma Hayek Pinault, Edward James Olmos, Mía Maestro, Demián Bichir, Pilar Padilla
Production:Barnstorm Films, Ventanarosa, Producciones Amaranta, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Showtime Networks

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.

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