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Code Name: Butterflies

Code Name: Butterflies

2009 1h 0mDocumentary

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.

Synopsis

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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feminismfeminist

Behind it

Cecilia DomeykoDirector

Cast

María Teresa MirabalSelf (archive footage)
Minerva MirabalSelf (archive footage)
Patria MirabalSelf (archive footage)
Rafael TrujilloSelf (archive footage)
Dedé MirabalSelf
Roxana MontenegroMaría Teresa Mirabal
Yavalys GonzálezMinerva Mirabal
Yaremis PérezPatria Mirabal
Enrique AlmiranteRafael Trujillo
Nayade RiveroDedé Mirabal

Director

Cecilia Domeyko

Writer

Cecilia Domeyko

Release date

8 Mar 2009

Runtime

1h 0m

Studio

Accent Media

Language

English, Spanish

Countries

Cuba,Dominican Republic,United States of America

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