The time of the butterflies

Movie
German title	The time of the butterflies
Original title	In the Time of the Butterflies
Country of production	USA , Mexico
original language	English
Publishing year	2001
length	89 minutes
Rod
Director	Mariano Barroso
script	Judy Klass , ; David Klass
production	Helen Barlett , ; Tony Bill , ; Salma Hayek , ; Mike Medavoy , ; Craig Roessler
music	Van Dyke Parks
camera	Xavier Pérez Grobet
cut	Pablo Blanco
occupation
	Salma Hayek : Minerva Mirabal; Edward James Olmos : Rafael Trujillo ; Mía Maestro : María Teresa Mirabal; Demián Bichir : Manuel Tavárez Justo; Pilar Padilla : Bélgica Adela Mirabal; Lumi Cavazos : Patria Mirabal; Marc Anthony : Lio; Pedro Armendáriz junior : Captain Peña; Ana Martín : Mom; Fernando Becerril : Enrique Mirabal; Anthony Alvarez : Palomino; Exhort Ospina : Jaimito; Raúl Méndez : Pedrito;

Time of the Butterflies ( In the Time of the Butterflies ) is a US-American - Mexican television movie about the Mirabal sisters from the year 2001 . Directed by Mariano Barroso , the script was written by David Klass and Judy Klass based on a novel by Julia Álvarez .

action

The action takes place in the time of the Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo . Minerva Mirabal and her sisters join the resistance movement against Trujillo. Minerva follows her first love, the revolutionary Lio. The group calls themselves butterflies .

The sisters visit their arrested husbands in November 1960. They are abducted, beaten and killed after visiting the prison.

Reviews

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was a “ film adaptation of a bestseller from the 1990s ”, which “portrayed the true story in an emotionally pointed way ” and “ focused on the main character ”. It is a " solid (television) production according to common patterns, played convincingly ".

Awards

Salma Hayek and the film for Best TV Feature won the ALMA Award in 2002 ; Marc Anthony was nominated for the same award. Salma Hayek was nominated for the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award in 2002.

backgrounds

The film was shot in Mexico City , Morelos and Veracruz .

Web links

The time of the butterflies in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Time of the Butterflies at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

[1] The Time of the Butterflies in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on October 15, 2007

[2] Filming locations for In the Time of the Butterflies, accessed October 15, 2007