The time of the butterflies
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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 |
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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 | |
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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
- ^ The Time of the Butterflies in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on October 15, 2007
- ^ Filming locations for In the Time of the Butterflies, accessed October 15, 2007