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In the Time of the Butterflies

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2001-10-21

Runtime: 95 mins

Director: Mariano Barroso

Writer: David Klass, Judy Klass

Spoken language: English

Genres: TV Movie, Thriller, Drama, History, Romance

Original title: In the Time of the Butterflies

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

Production Countries: Mexico, United States of America

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