The Cry of the Butterflies

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The Cry of the Butterflies — Season 1, Episode 1: Dancing with the Devil

Drama51 min1 season, 13 episodes7.1/10

Episode synopsis

Minerva Mirabal and her family face retaliation after she refuses the President's advances.

About The Cry of the Butterflies

This series examines the events leading up the brutal murder of Dominican activist Minerva Mirabal and her two activist sisters, on the orders of dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo. The heinous crime would set in motion not only the end of a vicious regime, but also come to mark the global fight against gender-based violence.

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