In the Time of the Butterflies (2001)

Women had their place. Hers was in the revolution.

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.

Van Dyke Parks

Original Music Composer

María Estela Fernández

Costume Design

Xavier Grobet

Director of Photography

Salvador Parra

Production Design

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Top cast

Salma Hayek Pinault

Minerva Mirabal

Edward James Olmos

Rafael Leónidas Trujillo

Mía Maestro

Mate Mirabal

Demián Bichir

Manolo Tavárez

Pilar Padilla

Dedé Mirabal

Lumi Cavazos

Patria Mirabal

Marc Anthony

Lio

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Captain Peña

Ana Martín

Mercedes Reyes

Fernando Becerril

Enrique Mirabal

Anthony Alvarez

Palomino

Ermahn Ospina

Jaimito

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Media

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Production companies:

Barnstorm Films, Ventanarosa, Producciones Amaranta, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Showtime Networks

Production countries:

Mexico, United States of America

Production crew

Van Dyke Parks

Original Music Composer

María Estela Fernández

Costume Design

Xavier Grobet

Director of Photography

Salvador Parra

Production Design

Éva Gárdos

Editor

Kenneth R. Burton

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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Keywords

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butterfly

dictatorship

dominican republic

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Certificate:

PG-13 (Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Films given this rating may contain sexual content, brief or partial nudity, some strong language and innuendo, humor, mature themes, political themes, terror and/or intense action violence. However, bloodshed is rarely present. This is the minimum rating at which drug content is present.)