Fiction
DVD
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
©2001
DESCRIPTION
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
ISBN/ISSN
LANGUAGE
NOTES
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2001
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
Based on the book by Julia Alvarez
Director of photography, Xavier Perez-Grobet ; editor, Eva Gardos ; music, Van Dyke Parks ; costume designer, Maria Estela Fernandez ; production designer, Salvador Parra
Salma Hayek, Edward James Olmos, Mia Maestro, Demián Bichir, Pilar Padilla, Lumi Cavazos, Marc Anthony
MPAA rating: PG-13
Also issued on VHS
DVD, Dolby surround, stereo
English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles