Title:
In the time of the butterflies
ISBN:
9780792852476
Publication Information:
[United States] : MGM Home Entertainment, [2002], c2001.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001.
Based on the book by Julia Alvarez.
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: PG-13.
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Summary:
An idealistic young woman falls for a rebel leader and takes on a murderous dictator. Today, November 25 is observed in many Latin American countries as the International Day Against Violence Towards Women. This is based on the story of the Mirabal sisters, whose deaths became the final blow to the regime of Leonidas Trujillo, who was assassinated six months later.
System Details:
DVD, DOLBY SURROUND, STEREO.
Language Note:
CLOSED-CAPTIONED. ENGLISH DIALOGUE WITH OPTIONAL ENGLISH, FRENCH OR SPANISH SUBTITLES.
