| Description |
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
MGM DVD |
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MGM DVD.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby 5.1 surround. |
| Language |
English dialogue, optional English, French or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Salma Hayek, Edward James Olmos, Mia Maestro, Demián Bichir, Pilar Padilla, Lumi Cavazos, Marc Anthony. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Xavier Perez-Grobet ; editor, Eva Gardos ; music, Van Dyke Parks. |
| Note |
Based on the book by Julia Alvarez. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture for television and broadcast on Oct. 21, 2001. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13 for some intense scenes of violence. |
| Summary |
An idealistic young woman falls for a rebel leader and takes on a murderous dictator. Today, November 25 is observed in many Latin American countries as the International Day Against Violence Towards Women. This is based on the story of the Mirabal sisters, whose deaths became the final blow to the regime of Leonidas Trujillo, who was assassinated six months later. |
| Note |
Special feature: original theatrical trailer. |
| Subject |
Mirabal, Minerva, 1926-1960 -- Drama.
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Mirabal, María Teresa, 1935-1960 -- Drama.
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Mirabal, Patria, 1924-1960 -- Drama.
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Sisters -- Dominican Republic -- Drama.
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Trujillo Molina, Rafael Leónidas, 1891-1961 -- Drama.
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Women revolutionaries -- Dominican Republic -- Drama.
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Dominican Republic -- History -- 1930-1961 -- Drama.
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Families -- Dominican Republic -- Drama.
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Alvarez, Julia -- Film adaptations.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Barroso, Mariano, 1959- Director.
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Gordon, Ellen (Ellen S.) Producer.
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Klass, Judy. Screenwriter.
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Klass, David. Screenwriter.
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Hayek, Salma, 1968- Actor.
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Olmos, Edward James. Actor.
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Maestro, Mía. Actor.
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Bichir, Demián, 1963- Actor.
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Padilla, Pilar. Actor.
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Cavazos, Lumi, 1969- Actor.
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Anthony, Marc. Actor.
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Alvarez, Julia.
In the time of the butterflies.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Phoenix Pictures.
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Barnstorm Films (Firm)
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Ventanarosa Productions.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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| ISBN |
0792852478 |
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9780792852476 |
| Standard No. |
027616869999 |
| Music No. |
1002802 MGM Home Entertainment |
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