Code Name: Butterflies (2009)
1h
Running Time
March 8, 2009Release Date
Code Name: Butterflies (2009)
1h
Running Time
March 8, 2009Release Date
Plot.
In the 1950s, Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal - who were known by their codename "The Butterflies" - created an underground resistance movement against Rafael Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic. On November 25, 1960, Trujillo had all three sisters assassinated. The assassinations turned the Mirabal sisters into national heroines and symbols of feminist resistance. The documentary interweaves interviews with over forty witnesses to the story, including the Mirabal family friends, colleagues, co-revolutionaries, teachers, and most importantly, their surviving sister, Dedé, along with dramatic reenactments and archival footage.
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Cast & Crew.
María Teresa Mirabal
Self (archive footage)
Minerva Mirabal
Self (archive footage)
Patria Mirabal
Self (archive footage)
Rafael Trujillo
Self (archive footage)
Dedé Mirabal
Self
Roxana Montenegro
María Teresa Mirabal
Yavalys González
Minerva Mirabal
Yaremis Pérez
Patria Mirabal
Enrique Almirante
Rafael Trujillo
Nayade Rivero
Dedé Mirabal
Cecilia Domeyko
Director / Writer / Producer
Iván Díaz López
Cinematography
Jamie Lee Godfrey
Editor
Details.
Release DateMarch 8, 2009
Original NameNombre Secreto: Mariposas
StatusReleased
Running Time1h
Genres
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woman director
feminism
feminist
female director