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

Jamie Lee Godfrey
Editor

Cecilia Domeyko
Director / Writer / Producer

Iván Díaz López
Cinematography
Details.
Release DateMarch 8, 2009
Original NameNombre Secreto: Mariposas
StatusReleased
Running Time1h
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
feminism
feminist
woman director
female director