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In The Time Of The Butterflies

2001, Movie, PG-13, 92 mins

In The Time Of The Butterflies: Review

Based on the best-selling novel by Julia Alvarez, the story of the Dominican Republic's Mirabal sisters, who in 1960 came to a mysterious end at the foot of a cliff, is grounded in historical truth. But the book's exploration of their innermost thoughts and motivations required authorial liberties like those taken by Sebastian Junger in The Perfect Storm. This Salma Hayek-driven vehicle offers only a nibble of a potentially fascinating story, using its hour-and-a-half runnin... read more leave a comment