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[Minerva] FUNNY, THE THINGS WE FORGET,

THE LITTLE MOMENTS WE TUCK AWAY INSIDE OUR MINDS.

MAYBE WE PUT THEM THERE FOR SAFE KEEPING

SO THEY WON'T GO DULL AND LOSE THEIR GLOW

FROM TOO MUCH HANDLING.

MAYBE WE KNOW THE TIME WILL COME

WHEN WE'LL NEED TO SUMMON THESE MEMORIES.

SUMMON SPLENDOR,

SOARING IN THE WIND LIKE BUTTERFLIES.

I CAN'T THINK OF A HAPPIER TIME IN MY LIFE

THAN MY CHILDHOOD WITH MY SISTERS IN OJO DE AGUA.

[Girl giggling]

[Birds chirping]

[Girls giggling]

MINERVA! COME ON!

[Horse neighing]

[Mama] DEDE, PATRIA,

MINERVA, MATE!

DINNER IS READY!

COME ON. GO.

MINERVA!

[Horse snorting]

[Glass breaking]

[Papa] GO TO YOUR ROOM! RIGHT NOW!

YOU'RE NOT FAIR, PAPA.

[Papa] I DON'T NEED TO BE LECTURED ON FAIRNESS, MINERVA MIRABAL.

BUT IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

DEDE AND PATRIA DIDN'T BREAK THE CHINA,

THEY ONLY DROPPED IT. THE FLOOR BROKE IT.

COME ON, PAPA, THEY WERE JUST TRYING

TO HELP MAMA SET THE TABLE. NOBODY GOT HURT.

THEY HAVE TO LEARN THE VALUE OF THINGS.

[Cutlery clattering]

[Minerva] OK, I HAVE A DEAL FOR YOU.

THEY BROKE 2 PLATES, ONE GLASS

AND ONE CUP, TOTAL VALUE OF 3 PESOS.

WE HAVE AGREED--

EAT YOUR DINNER.

WE HAVE AGREED THAT YOU CAN TAKE

10 CENTS OUT OF EVERYONE'S ALLOWANCE

FOR THE NEXT 8 WEEKS,

BUT LET MY SISTERS OUT OF THE HOUSE.

MINERVA IS GOING TO ARGUE

WITH ST. PETER AT THE GATES.

I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP MY SISTERS.

SHE'S REPRESENTING US.

SHE'S OUR LAWYER.

[Papa] JUST WHAT WE NEED IN THIS COUNTRY,

SKIRTS ON THE BENCH.

WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT SUBJECT.

SCHOOL APPLICATIONS ARE DUE NEXT WEEK.

YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT THAT.

BUT WHY?

I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO TO SCHOOL

AND BE OUT THERE ALONE, WITHOUT A FAMILY.

I WON'T, IF YOU ALLOW MY SISTERS

TO COME WITH ME.

ENRIQUE, YOU'VE GOT THE MONEY.

AND MOST IMPORTANT, OUR SOCIAL POSITION.

NOW OUR DAUGHTERS NEED THE EDUCATION

TO GO ALONG WITH IT.

AND OUR PATRIA,

IF SHE IS TO BECOME A NUN...

HOW COULD ANYONE WANT TO SACRIFICE NICE DRESSES

TO WEAR THOSE AWFUL HABITS?

THAT'S NO SACRIFICE AT ALL.

IT'S A WASTE OF A PRETTY GIRL.

THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

BESIDES, IF ALL MY LITTLE CHICKENS LEAVE,

WHAT WILL BECOME OF ME?

WHO WILL HELP ME WITH MY BUSINESS?

I'LL STAY AND HELP YOU, PAPA.

YOU SEE? IT'S SETTLED.

NOTHING IS SETTLED.

DEDE WILL STAY WITH YOU.

YOU'LL DO AS I SAY.

NOBODY'S GOING TO LEAVE THIS HOUSE.

[Train whistle blowing]

BYE, MINERVA.

BYE.

BYE, PAPA.

BYE. THANK YOU.

BYE.

BYE. TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

[Train whistle blowing]

[People chattering]

MINERVA.

THANK YOU, MAMA.

[Door opening]

[Chains rattling]

SHH.

[Woman whispering] QUIET.

[Bell chiming]

[Car horn honking]

[Shrieking]

ALL RIGHT, GIRLS. TAKE CARE.

MINERVA, BEHAVE.YES, MAMA.

AND GOD BLESS YOU.

[Laughing]

[Patria] WE SHOULD HAVE STAYED HOME WHERE WE BELONG.

[Minerva] HOW COULD WE KNOW WHERE WE BELONG?

WE ONLY KNOW THE FARM.

[Chattering]

[Nun] ANTONIA VILION.

THANK YOU.

ROSARIA DOMINGUES.

ANGELA PERNANDES.

GRACIA GARCIA.

SANTA GOMEZ.

NUES GUSMAN.

[All] OUR HOLY MOTHER CHURCH,

MOTHER SUPERIOR,

OUR FAMILIES AND COUNTRY,

AND OUR BELOVED PRESIDENT TRUJILLO.

AMEN.

IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON,

AND THE HOLY GHOST, AMEN.

[Sniffling]

[Girls chattering]

[Bell chiming]

HEY.

TAKE THIS.

I DON'T WANT YOUR CHARITY.

IT'S NOT CHARITY.

IT'S A FRIENDSHIP PIN.

HMM.

[Nun] AS SINNERS, ALL WOMEN ARE LIKELY TO GET SICK

AROUND THIS TIME IN THEIR LIFE.

AND THE ILLNESS COMES IN THE SHAPE OF BLOOD.

PSST.BLOOD THAT REPRESENTS

THE SIN OF OUR FOREFATHERS, ADAM AND EVE.

AS SOON AS YOU FEEL THAT YOU MAY HAVE

ANY NEW COMPLICATIONS WITHIN YOUR BODY,

YOU SHOULD COME TO SEE ME.

♪%[Singing in Spanish]

[Minerva] SO, THE DONKEY

CLIMBS ON TOP OF THE SHE-DONKEY

AND HE PUTS ITS PEEING THING

INSIDE HER PEEING THING.

THEN, THE DONKEY,

HE STARTS MAKING THIS REALLY LOUD NOISE

AND THE SHE-DONKEY KICKS HER HIND LEGS.

[Giggling]

PEOPLE, THEY DO IT, TOO. YOUR FATHER--

MY FATHER IS DEAD.

WELL THEN, YOUR UNCLE AND YOUR AUNT--

MY UNCLES ARE DEAD, TOO.

AS I AM QUITE SURE YOU HAVE ALL HEARD BY NOW

WE ARE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE.

OUR GENEROUS BENEFACTOR HAS AGREED

TO HONOR US WITH HIS PRESENCE

AT INMACULADA CONCEPCION.

PRESIDENT TRUJILLO HAS ALWAYS BEEN

VERY GENEROUS TO OUR SCHOOL,

AND WE WANT THIS TO BE

A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR HIM.

[Students whispering]

ON A DAY LIKE TODAY,

THE 24TH OF OCTOBER OF 1891,

RAFAEL LEONIDAS TRUJILLO WAS BORN.

OUR MOTHERLAND WAS REBORN THAT DAY.

WE ARE DEEPLY HONORED

TO HAVE AS OUR GUEST TODAY

OUR BELOVED PRESIDENT TRUJILLO.

[Crowd applauding]

FOR MY MOTHERLAND,

FOR MY PEOPLE,

I MUST DO MORE THAN WHAT HAS BEEN DONE.

THE MOTHERLAND IS THE FUTURE,

AND WE ARE THE ONES WHO SHALL MAKE HISTORY.

THE FUTURE WILL CROWN THE BRAVE,

THE HARDWORKING PEOPLE,

AND WE WILL WALK TOWARDS IT WITH CONFIDENCE

SHIELDED BY OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVE HUMANITY.

[Crowd applauding]

"I AM THE SHACKLED FATHERLAND.

"DARE I NOW HOPE FOR FREEDOM FROM MY WOES?

"OH, LIBERTY,

"UNFOLD YOUR BRILLIANT BOW."

I AM FREE!

THANKS BE TO LIBERTY

AND OUR BLESSED BENEFACTOR!

VIVATRUJILLO!

[Crowd cheering]

VIVATRUJILLO!

SPLENDID PERFORMANCE.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

MINERVA MIRABAL.

YOU'RE VERY PRETTY, MINERVA.

AND BRAVE.

I REMEMBER THAT NAME.

[All] VIVATRUJILLO!

[Sinita] OPEN YOUR EYES, MINERVA.

YOU SPEAK OUT AGAINST EL JEFE,

AND POOF, YOU DISAPPEAR.

IF YOUR FAMILY ASKS TOO MANY QUESTIONS,

POOF, THEY DISAPPEAR, TOO.

THIS CAN'T BE TRUE, SINITA.

WHO'S BEEN TELLING YOU ALL THIS?

YOU HAVEN'T BEEN LISTENING TO ME, HAVE YOU?

HE KILLED MY FATHER,

HE KILLED MY BROTHER,

HE KILLED MY UNCLES,

LIKE HE'S KILLED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY.

NOW ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?

THERE ARE MANY THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW

ABOUT YOUR GENERAL TRUJILLO.

[Mate] HEY, LOOK. LOOK.

PLEASE, LOOK.

COME ON, PLEASE.

[Gasping]

WHERE ARE THEY TAKING LINA?

[Car engine starting]

[Cell door clanging]

[Minerva] LINA NEVER CAME BACK TO SCHOOL.

THERE WERE STORIES.

SHE LIVED IN A BIG MANSION,

SHE CARRIED TRUJILLO'S BABY

SHE WAS BANISHED TO MIAMI.

ALL I KNEW WAS THAT SHE WAS GONE.

SO WAS SINITA.

SHE VANISHED.

AND I WAS AFRAID TO FIND OUT WHY.

WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

LOOK. THAT'S POQUITA'S HOUSE.

WE SPENT 5 YEARS AT SCHOOL TOGETHER.

ON THE RIDE BACK HOME,

I HAD THE CHILLING REALIZATION

THAT MAYBE EVERYTHING I HAD EXPERIENCED

HAD BEEN FOR NOTHING.

AND THERE I WAS, WITH ALL MY KNOWLEDGE,

GOING BACK WHERE I BEGAN, THE FARM.

MATE, STOP WORRYING ABOUT YOUR NAILS!

[Laughing]

[Car horn honking]

JAIME'S HERE!

JAIME.

HEY, WELCOME HOME!

JAIME, HOW NICE TO SEE YOU!

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

FINE, HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD.

JAIMITO!

PATRIA, HOW ARE YOU? MINERVA, HOW ARE YOU?

THIS IS VIRGILIO MORALES,

A TEACHER AT THE UNIVERSITY.

HELLO.

AND THIS IS PATRIA,

MINERVA,

DEDE AND MATE.

I MEAN, JAIME WAS TELLING ME

HE HAD SOME PRETTY COUSINS, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

[Laughing]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WHAT A REFINED YOUNG MAN.

WHAT DO YOU TEACH AT THE UNIVERSITY, LIO?

I TEACH LAW.

MINERVA WANTS TO BE A LAWYER.

IN WHAT COUNTRY?

IN THIS ONE, RIGHT HERE.

LAST I HEARD, WOMEN WEREN'T ALLOWED TO STUDY LAW.

LAST YOU HEARD,

YOU HADN'T HEARD OF MINERVA MIRABAL.

IS THAT RIGHT?

[Giggling]

[Hens clucking]

[Lio] SO YOU WANT TO BE A LAWYER?

YOU LOOK MORE LIKE A FARM GIRL FROM HERE.

I DON'T WANT TO BE A LAWYER.

I'M GOING TO BE A LAWYER.

WHAT FOR?

BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN JUSTICE.

JUSTICE?

[Minerva] MM-HMM.

[Laughing]

HERE, THERE IS NO JUSTICE.

ONLY FIGHTS TO BE FOUGHT.

WELL, I'M A VERY GOOD FIGHTER.

AND WHAT BATTLES HAVE YOU WON?

SOME.

SMALL ONES,

BUT YOU HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT GONNA WIN ANY OF THE BIG ONES

WITH TWO EGGS IN YOUR HAND.

I WANT YOU TO READ THIS.

IT'S BY JOSE MARTI, THE CUBAN LIBERATOR.

I KNOW WHO JOSE MARTI IS.

SO YOU'VE READ HIM?

HMM?

NO.

YOU CAN LET GO. I'VE BEEN DOING MY OWN READING SINCE I WAS 6.

[Jaime] LIO, LET'S GO!

OH.

OH.

[Giggling]

COME IN, MINERVA.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

COME IN.

COME ON.

MM-MMM.

THAT'S THE WAY.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

[Panting]

[Mama] HAVE YOU READ THIS?

DON'T YOU CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO ANY OF US?

[Minerva] GOOD MORNING.

[Mama] DID EITHER OF YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?

ABOUT WHAT?

A DEMONSTRATION AT THE UNIVERSITY LAST WEEK.

LED BY A BUNCH OF YOUNG PROFESSORS,

VIRGILIO MORALES AMONG THEM.

"ENEMIES OF THE STATE," IT SAYS HERE.

AYE, MAMA, ANYONE WHO BELIEVES IN FAIR GOVERNMENT

IS AN ENEMY OF THE STATE THESE DAYS.

MINERVA,

ARE YOU TRYING TO GET US ALL KILLED?

WHAT KIND OF GOVERNMENT IS THIS

THAT WE'RE AFRAID TO SPEAK IN OUR OWN HOME?

THE KIND WHERE THE WALLS HAVE EARS

AND EVERY HOUSEHOLD HAS SOMEONE ON THE PAYROLL.

SO YOU WATCH THAT MOUTH OF YOURS, MINERVA MIRABAL.

YOU WILL NOT SEE THAT YOUNG MAN AGAIN,

NOT IN THIS HOUSE, NOT ANYWHERE.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

BUT, MAMA,

YOU HEARD LIO'S IDEAS, AND YOU LIKED THEM.

I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE COMMUNIST IDEAS.

[Sighs]

YOU'RE GONNA GET YOURSELF KILLED

IF YOU KEEP GOING UP AGAINST THEM.

WELL, THEY BETTER DO IT QUICKLY,

BECAUSE I'M LEAVING THIS COUNTRY.

IF I COULD ONLY MAKE IT TO MY RIDE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WANNA GO AROUND

STIRRING THINGS UP ANYWAY.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE IT WELL ENOUGH ALONE?

BECAUSE IT'S NOT WELL ENOUGH, DEDE. DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

THIS REGIME IS INSANE!

DO YOU KNOW THAT TRUJILLO

HAS A SECRET CAMPAIGN

TO MAKE OUR POPULATION WHITER THAN IT IS?

HE SECRETLY MURDERS

THOUSANDS OF BLACK HAITIANS

THAT CROSS THE BORDER BECAUSE, LISTEN TO THIS,

HE CLAIMS THAT THEY'RE CONTAMINATING THE DOMINICAN RACE.

[Guard] YOU CAN PASS.

[Guard #2] OK, YOU HEARD HIM.

[Dogs barking]

OPEN UP.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN THERE?

IT'S ONLY CLOTHES.

[Guard] MIGUELO.

OVER HERE.

LOOK AT ME.

I'LL WRITE TO YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

LIO. LIO.

[Gasping]

YOU CAN GO THROUGH.

YOU CAN PASS.

MOVE IT. MOVE IT.

MINERVA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

GET BACK HERE! GET BACK.

CHECK THAT HOOD. OK.

MINERVA!

IT'S OK.WHAT IS SHE DOING?

IT'S OK, JUST STAY QUIET.

LIO.

LIO.

LIO.

WELCOME TO THE REVOLUTION.

BUTTERFLY.

[Gun firing]

[Woman crying]

LET'S GO.

I DON'T THINK YOU CAN TOPPLE TRUJILLO

FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF ANOTHER COUNTRY.

WELL, I CAN'T DO IT IF I'M DEAD EITHER.

BUT IF I STAY,I WON'T LAST LONG, MINERVA.

I'M STILL GONNA FIGHT THE REGIME,

BUT FROM A SAFE DISTANCE.

[Car engine starting]

THAT'S MY RIDE.

WILL YOU WRITE TO ME?

EVERYDAY.

I GOTTA GO.

[Minerva] I DIDN'T YET UNDERSTAND LIO'S REVOLUTION,

ONLY THAT IT HAD TAKEN HIM AWAY FROM ME,

AND THAT WITHOUT HIM,

MY LIFE FELT EMPTY.

PATRIA'S LIFE TOOK AN UNEXPECTED TURN,

AND WHEN HER CALLING CAME

IT WAS NOT THE SORT WE EXPECTED.

[Crowd cheering]

[Papa] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

ANYTHING FOR ME, PAPA?

NO, NOT TODAY.

YOUR FRIENDS FROM INMACULADA MUST BE TOO BUSY

GETTING MARRIED AND HAVING BABIES TO WRITE LETTERS.

YOU SHOULD FIND A NICE BOY

FROM A GOOD FAMILY AND MARRY HIM.

NO NICE BOY FROM A GOOD FAMILY

IS GONNA WANNA MARRY A LAWYER.

WHICH YOU ARE NOT, AND WHICH YOU NEVER WILL BE.

WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO COME BACK TO REALITY?

BYE, MINERVA.

[Lio] SINCE THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU, MINERVA,

NOT A DAY HAS GONE BY WHEN I DON'T THINK OF YOU.

AND ALTHOUGH THIS IS THE 4TH LETTER

I WRITE TO YOU WITHOUT RESPONSE,

I CAN'T HELP HOPING...

[Lio] I'M SO FAR FROM YOU.

LOST IN THESE MOUNTAINS,

I'VE NEVER FELT SO CLOSE TO ANYBODY.

[Lio] I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD FROM YOU.

I LONG TO KISS YOUR LIPS AND TALK...

AND I'LL WRITE TO YOU UNTIL WE'RE FREE...

[Papa] HOW DARE SHE GO THROUGH MY THINGS!

THAT'S TO REMIND YOU TO RESPECT YOUR FATHER.

YOU DON'T HAVE MY RESPECT ANYMORE.

I WAS TRYING TO PROTECT YOU.

I KNOW OF AT LEAST 3 OF VIRGILIO'S FRIENDS

WHO HAVE DISAPPEARED.

YOU CAN'T BE SAFE IF YOU STAY IN CONTACT WITH HIM.

ENRIQUE, CAPT. PENA'S HERE TO SEE YOU.

CAPT. PENA, TO WHAT DO WE OWE THIS HONOR?

PRESIDENT TRUJILLO HAS REQUESTED THE PRESENCE OF YOUR DAUGHTER MINERVA

AT THE PARTY HE IS GIVING AT THE PALACE.

YOU AND YOUR OTHER LOVELY DAUGHTERS ARE ALSO INVITED.

[Mama] WE ARE NOT WORTHY OF SUCH HONOR, CAPT. PENA.

UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVEN'T BEEN FEELING WELL LATELY.

THE PRESIDENT WILL MISS YOU, SENORA.

FOR THE REST OF YOU,

THIS IS A PARTY I WOULDN'T MISS.

HAVE A GOOD DAY.

♪%[Classical music playing]

[Crowd chattering]

YOUR TABLE IS RIGHT OVER THERE.

NO, NO, MY DEAR.

EL JEFEHAS INVITED YOU TO THAT TABLE.

THAT'S QUITE AN HONOR.

GO ON, MY DAUGHTER.

[Whispering] DON'T WORRY, WE ARE HERE.

HERE.

THERE YOU ARE.

ENJOY.

IT'S A PLEASURE.

EXCELLENCY.

DON MANUEL, HOW ARE YOU?

[Chuckling]

AMBASSADOR, SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

SON.

HI.

[Whispering] NO, I'VE NEVER SEEN HER.

[Whispering] IT'LL HAPPEN, JUST BE PATIENT.

♪%[Spanish love song playing]

[Crowd chattering]

MAY I HAVE THE PLEASURE?

♪%[Music playing]

♪%[Singing in Spanish]

YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL DANCER.

THANK YOU.

BUT THEN AGAIN, WOMEN FROM EL CIBAO

ARE BEAUTIFUL DANCERS.

IS YOUR WIFE FROM EL CIBAO?

I AM TALKING ABOUT

THE NATIONAL TREASURE I'M HOLDING IN MY ARMS.

I DON'T FEEL MUCH LIKE A NATIONAL TREASURE.

WHY NOT? YOU'RE A JEWEL.

I FEEL LIKE I'M WASTING MY LIFE IN OJO DE AGUA.

YOU SHOULD COME TO THE CAPITAL.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I KEEP TELLING PAPA.

I WANT TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL HERE.

WOMEN ARE NOT ALLOWED IN LAW SCHOOL.

THEY WOULD BE IF YOU SAID SO.

UNIVERSITIES ARE NOT GOOD FOR WOMEN.

YOUR MEDALS ARE HURTING ME.

OH.

EXCUSE ME.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO TO PLEASE YOU?

[Music stops]

[Crowd murmuring]

RELEASE HER.

PLEASE, JEFE,

LET ME TAKE MY DAUGHTER HOME.

[Crowd whispering]

[Thunder rumbling]

[Rain pattering]

[Sighs]

[Thunder rumbling]

THAT WAS SUCH A STUPID THING TO DO.

[Papa] I WILL SEND A TELEGRAM OF APOLOGY TO EL JEFE.

HE'LL UNDERSTAND, PATRIA.

[Dede] YOU'RE RIGHT, PAPA.

DO IT BEFORE THINGS GET WORSE.

WHAT DID YOU WANT ME TO DO?

HE GRABBED MY ASS.

MINERVA.

IT WAS AN IMMEDIATE REACTION.

YOU DON'T SLAP TRUJILLO.

YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

WELL, MAYBE IF I HAD THOUGHT ABOUT IT,

I WOULD HAVE DONE EXACTLY THE SAME THING.

BECAUSE IF I LET HIM GRAB MY ASS, NEXT HE'S GONNA GRAB MY BREAST--

MINERVA! I WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS LANGUAGE IN THIS HOUSE.

MINERVA DID WHAT HER CONSCIENCE DICTATED.

NO ONE IS TO BLAME FOR THAT.

A TELEGRAM TO APOLOGIZE.

HE'LL UNDERSTAND.

[Thunder rumbling]

[Cow mooing]

[Dog barking]

GOOD MORNING.

MR. ENRIQUE MIRABAL.

HE IS MY HUSBAND. WHAT DO YOU WANT?

CAPT. PENA WANTS TO SEE HIM IMMEDIATELY.

[Policeman] THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.

EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT, MINERVA?

[Mama] ENRIQUE! THERE IS SOMEONE LOOKING FOR YOU.

WHY ARE YOU TAKING HIM?

FOR HOW LONG?

I DON'T KNOW...

WHY YOU?

DON'T WORRY, MINERVA.

I'LL CLEAR IT UP.

I'M SORRY, PAPA.

TAKE CARE OF YOUR MOTHER, YOU HEAR?

YOU'LL BE BACK SOON.

I PROMISE.

ENRIQUE.

ENRIQUE!

UGH!

[Sobbing]

[Crowd chattering]

[Woman crying]

NO, I CAN DO NOTHING ELSE.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR A PRISONER.

ENRIQUE MIRABAL.

WE'VE BEEN COMING FOR 2 WEEKS, EVERY DAY,

AND YOU STILL CAN'T TELL US WHERE HE IS.

GET THIS DOCUMENT STAMPED CORRECTLY,

AND PERHAPS WE CAN HELP YOU.

THESE DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN STAMPED CORRECTLY

FOR 2 DAYS NOW.

LOOK AGAIN.

[Bureaucrat] TALK TO CAPT. PENA.

HE SEEMS TO HAVE A SPECIAL INTEREST IN YOUR CASE.

[Capt. Pena] I TRIED TO HANDLE IT HERE,

BUT THE ORDERS CAME FROM THE TOP.

HE SENT A TELEGRAM.

YES. YES, I KNOW.

HE'S JUST A FARMER.

HE DOESN'T WANNA GET INVOLVED IN ANY TROUBLE.

WHAT IS HE ACCUSED OF?

WHATEVER IT IS,

I'M POSITIVE IT'S JUST A MISUNDERSTANDING.

IT COULD BE CLEARED UP.

CAN YOU TAKE US TO HIM?

IT WILL BE BETTER ALL THE WAY AROUND

IF WE FOLLOW ORDERS.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, SENORITAMINERVA?

I WILL DO WHATEVER I NEED TO DO

TO MAKE SURE MY FATHER'S ALL RIGHT.

UH, LISTEN, SENORITAMINERVA,

DON'T, UM, DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME.

I'M A MAN OF HONOR,

BUT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,

I BELIEVE THERE'S A WAY YOU CAN HELP YOUR FATHER.

THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.

[Man] THANK YOU, YOUR EXCELLENCY.

WAIT OVER THERE BY THE DESK.

[Dice rattling]

SENORITA MINERVA MIRABAL.

SEEMS LIKE YOU LEFT QUITE AN IMPRESSION

ON MY POLICE DEPARTMENT.

PLEASE SIT DOWN.

JEFE,I HAVE COME TO PLEAD

FOR MY FATHER'S RELEASE.

PLEASE SIT DOWN.

I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU HERE,

TO THE PALACE,

TILL WE WORK THESE MATTERS OUT.

I WILL HAVE TO ASK MY MOTHER,

SHE'S WAITING FOR ME OUTSIDE IN THE CAR.

I'M SURE SHE'LL BE VERY, VERY FLATTERED

WITH YOUR HOSPITALITY.

LET'S LEAVE IT TO THE WILL OF FATE, SHALL WE?

THE ROLL OF THE DIE.

IF YOU WIN,

I'LL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO MAKE SURE

THAT YOU, YOUR FATHER,

AND YOUR MOTHER LEAVE HERE TOGETHER.

IF YOU LOSE,

I'LL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO MAKE SURE

THAT YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER LEAVE HERE TOGETHER,

AND YOU WILL STAY.

IS THAT WHY MY FATHER IS IN PRISON?

I BELIEVE HE'S JUST BEING QUESTIONED. AM I WRONG?

THEN LET ME RAISE THE STAKES, JEFE.

HOW SO?

IF I WIN, YOU WILL RELEASE MY FATHER...

AND YOU WILL ALLOW ME TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL.

AND IF YOU LOSE?

THEN YOU WILL RELEASE MY FATHER,

AND YOU'LL GET YOUR WISH.

[Die rattling]

CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU COULD STILL ROLL AN ACE.

I HAVE NO INTEREST IN TIES.

WINNING OR LOSING,

WITH ME OR AGAINST ME.

IT'S WHAT I BELIEVE IN.

YOU MAY LEAVE.

[Doors clanging]

ENRIQUE, WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOU?

I'M MUCH BETTER NOW,

MUCH BETTER.

[Dog barking]

I JUST HOPE THE MUSIC

HASN'T SPOILED THE YUCCAS.

WE DON'T GROW ANY YUCCAS, PAPA.

EVERY TIME THERE IS A PARTY, THEY SPOIL.

WE'VE GOT TO STOP FEEDING THE HOGS.

ENRIQUE,

THE YUCCAS ARE FINE,

AND SO ARE THE HOGS.

WE APOLOGIZED.

WE...

APOLOGIZED.

[Priest speaking Spanish]

AMEN.

[Sobbing]

[Capt. Pena] SENORA.

MY CONDOLENCES.

THANK YOU, CAPT. PENA.

SENORITA,YOUR FATHER WAS A GOOD MAN.

FOR HIS HEART TO GIVE OUT LIKE THAT, IT'S, UH,

SO UNFORTUNATE.

MY FATHER HAD A BIG, STRONG HEART.

IT GAVE OUT BECAUSE HE WAS TORTURED.

YOU SPEAK FROM GRIEF.

EL JEFEASKED ME TO EXPRESS

TO YOU HIS DEEPEST SYMPATHIES, AND, UH...

TO GIVE YOU THIS.

[Dede] HE KILLED OUR FATHER, MINERVA.

SENDING YOU TO LAW SCHOOL

DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY BETTER.

HOW CAN YOU ACCEPT A MURDERER'S GIFT?

BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY WAY I HAVE

TO FIGHT HIM BACK.

[Clasps snapping]

[Minerva] I TOOK THE TRAIN AGAIN, THIS TIME ON MY OWN.

I HAD PLAYED AGAINST TRUJILLO,

AND IN WINNING, I HAD LOST.

MINERVA, TAKE CARE.

MINERVA, WRITE TO ME.

DON'T FORGET.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

I LOVE YOU. BYE.

GOOD-BYE, MINERVA.

BYE.

[Speaker] GEN. TRUJILLO

IS THE LEADER OF THE STATE AND THE GOVERNMENT,

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION,

AND OUR NATIONAL ARMED FORCES.

HE EXECUTES THE LAWS,

CARRIES OUT THE MULTIPLE BUSINESSES OF THE STATE,

AND REPRESENTS THE ISLAND IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.

[Bell chiming]

[Crowd chattering]

LIO.

[Man] I KNEW YOUR FRIEND LIO.

AFTER HE LEFT THE COUNTRY,

HE WROTE TO OUR CELL

ASKING IF ANYONE HAD SEEN YOU

AT THE LAW SCHOOL.

WE ALL LAUGHED AT THE IDEA

OF A WOMAN BEING ADMITTED.

HE SAID HE LIKED TO CALL YOU BUTTERFLY.

MANOLO TAVARES,

BUT SOME FRIENDS CALL ME POLO.

MINERVA MIRABAL.

BUTTERFLY.

SO HERE YOU ARE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

HOW DID YOU ACCOMPLISH THAT?

I GAMBLED WITH THE DEVIL AND I WON.

WHY DID LIO COME BACK IF HE KNEW HE WAS STILL IN DANGER?

HE DIDN'T COME BACK.

TRUJILLO HUNTS DOWN HIS ENEMIES

LIKE DOGS WHEREVER THEY ARE.

WHY DOESN'T EVERYONE KNOW THIS?

MOST PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO KNOW.

EVERYONE'S TOO SCARED.

I WANT TO KNOW IT,

AND I WANNA DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

FEAR IS THE BEST BREEDING GROUND FOR HIS REGIME.

EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTRY LIVES IN FEAR.

EVERYONE JUST GOES ALONG, MINDING THEIR OWN BUSINESS,

TURNING AWAY THE TRUTH.

THEN, ONE DAY, SOMETHING HAPPENS,

AND YOU CAN'T LOOK AWAY ANYMORE.

YOU'RE AFRAID NOT TO GET INVOLVED,

NOT TO FIGHT BACK,

BECAUSE YOU KNOW, YOU REALIZE,

THAT NO ONE YOU CARE ABOUT

IS SAFE ANYMORE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

MY BROTHER'S ONLY CRIME WAS TO BE OUT OF A JOB.

HE WAS TAKEN BY THE POLICE AND ACCUSED OF VAGRANCY.

NOBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO TELL ME WHERE HE IS.

BUT I'M SURE HE'S IN ONE OF THOSE CAMPS

THAT TRUJILLO HAS OUT IN THE FIELDS.

THEY TREAT THEM LIKE PRISONERS

AND MAKE THEM WORK UNTIL THEY DIE.

THE POLICE SAY THE CAMPS DON'T EXIST.

ACCORDING TO THEM, NOTHING EXISTS,

ONLY TRUJILLO THE GREAT.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE HAVING OUR BIGGEST PROBLEM.

TRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE REAL SITUATION IS.

THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON IN THIS COUNTRY.

EVERYBODY, THIS IS A LAW STUDENT

WHO WANTS TO WORK WITH US.

HER NAME IS...

BUTTERFLY.

GO AHEAD, BUTTERFLY.

POLO AND I HAVE MADE A LIST WITH THE PEOPLE

WHO HAVE DISAPPEARED LAST MONTH.

WE HAVE MORE THAN 300 NAMES ON IT.

WE NEED TO MAKE COPIES AND DISTRIBUTE THEM

SO PEOPLE KNOW WHAT TRUJILLO IS DOING.

HERE.

PUSH IT DOWN.

THERE YOU GO.

RIGHT HERE.

PAY ATTENTION EVERYONE.

PALOMINO WILL PICK UP THE BOXES,

UP HERE IN BELLA VISTA.

AND WE'LL DELIVER THEM ALL THE WAY HERE

TO THE WAREHOUSE. OK?

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

[Knocking]

[Knocking]

LET'S GET EVERYTHING OUT.

MOVE THOSE THINGS OUT.

[Knocking]

[Woman] OPEN UP.

MATE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'VE RUN AWAY.

I WAS GOING CRAZY ON THAT FARM.

IT'S MORE BORING THAN EVER, NOW THAT PATRIA IS HAVING KID AFTER KID,

AND DEDE, BEING A NEWLYWED, YOU DON'T--

MATE, YOU CANNOT STAY HERE.

I WOULDN'T BE ANY TROUBLE.

I CAN SLEEP ON A COUCH, OR EVEN A MAT ON THE FLOOR.

THIS PLACE LOOKS LOVELY.NO, NO.

YES, BUT--

WHERE DID YOU GET ALL THIS FURNITURE?

YOU HAVE TO GO BACK.

[Rattling]

WHAT WAS THAT?

NOTHING.

YOU DON'T HAVE A MAN IN HERE, DO YOU?

NO. LET'S GO.

MAMA MUST BE SO WORRIED ABOUT YOU. YOU CAN'T JUST RUN AWAY.

[Mate] WHERE ARE WE GOING?

[Minerva] IT'S A GOOD THING THE BUS STATION'S

ONLY A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AWAY.

YOU'LL BE HOME BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

I'LL CALL MAMA AND TELL HER SOME STORY.

WHATEVER YOU PLEASE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

MATE, YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIKE IT HERE. THE CITY IS...

I DON'T KNOW, JUST TRUST ME.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIKE IT HERE.

THERE YOU GO AGAIN, TREATING ME LIKE I'M STUPID.

I'M NOT A CHILD ANYMORE.

I'M CAPABLE OF MAKING MY OWN DECISIONS.

AND I'VE DECIDED TO STAY IN THE CITY AND GET A LIFE.

I'LL SLEEP ON THE STREETS IF NECESSARY,

BUT I'M NOT GOING BACK.

OK.

YOU'RE RIGHT, MATE.

BUT I'M SORRY,

YOU CANNOT STAY WITH ME.

I'LL HELP YOU GET A PLACE FOR TONIGHT.

HERE, YOU'LL NEED MONEY.

[Scoffs]

I DON'T WANT YOUR HELP.

I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE ANYMORE.

MATE.

YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.

YOU'RE PROTECTING HER.

[Sighs]

[People chattering]

ARE YOU OK?

CAN I HELP YOU?

THE BUTTERFLY HAS BEEN OUR INSPIRATION.

BUTTERFLY?

IT'S HER UNDERGROUND NAME.

I'M LEANDRO, BUT I GO BY PALOMINO.

SO...

I GUESS, FROM NOW ON, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE

MORE THAN JUST ONE BUTTERFLY, AREN'T WE?

[Man] PALOMINO, LET'S GO.

PASS ME THE GLUE.

[Minerva] PALOMINO!

COME ON, LET'S GO. LET'S GO.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

THE VERY SAME THING YOU ARE.

DID YOU GET HER INTO THIS?

ISN'T THAT WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING?

RECRUITING PEOPLE?

GET OUT OF HERE NOW.

MINERVA, I'M NOT A CHILD ANYMORE.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

IF YOU CAN TAKE THE RISK, THEN SO CAN I.

THIS IS PERSONAL.

TRUJILLO HATES ME.

HE KILLED PAPA BECAUSE OF ME.

I DON'T WANT ANY MORE FAMILY BLOOD ON MY HANDS.

GET OUT.

HE WAS MY FATHER AS WELL.

LET'S GO.

LET'S GO.

[Car engine starting]

[Minerva] IF THE ERRANT IS UNDER 18,

HE WILL BE SENT TO A CORRECTIONAL HOME

OR TO THE COUNTRYSIDE TO CULTIVATE THE LAND

OR DO WHATEVER THE GOVERNMENT DECIDES.

CORRECT.

OR ELSE HE WILL BE RETURNED

TO HIS PARENTS OR CLOSEST RELATIVES

IF THEY COMPROMISE TO TAKE CARE OF HIM

[Together] AND MAKE HIM A PRODUCTIVE PERSON.

MANOLO...

DO YOU THINK WE'RE PRODUCTIVE PEOPLE,

OR DO YOU THINK WE'RE JUST A PAIR OF FOOLS?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU KNOW.

[Sighs]

MAYBE WE'RE DREAMING OF SOMETHING

THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN.

YEAH, MAYBE.

BUT I'D RATHER DIE FINDING OUT

THAN LIVE KNOWING I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

I, MINERVA MIRABAL,

TAKE YOU, MANOLO TAVARES, TO BE MY HUSBAND.

I PROMISE TO BE YOUR LOVER AND YOUR FRIEND,

YOUR ALLY IN CONFLICT AND ADVENTURE,

YOUR GREATEST ADVERSARY,

AND YOUR BIGGEST ADMIRER.

VIVAN MANOLO Y MINERVA!

[All] VIVA!

[Trujillo] CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

[Student] THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS.THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.THANK YOU.

DONA MINERVA MIRABAL.

IT SEEMS THAT THE UNIVERSITY HAS TREATED YOU WELL.

THANK YOU, JEFE.

FATE WAS KIND TO YOU.

I JUST HOPE IT'S ALL BEEN WORTHWHILE.

I PROMISED YOU THAT I WOULD ALLOW YOU

TO ATTEND LAW SCHOOL.

NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT ALLOWING YOU TO PRACTICE LAW.

BESIDES, YOU'RE A WIFE NOW,

SOON TO BE A MOTHER.

YOU'LL HAVE ENOUGH WORK AS IT IS.

CONGRATULATIONS.

[Whispering] TAKE IT.

[Man] INGERO, DANDIDO

[Trujillo] CONGRATULATIONS.

[Man] FIGUEROA, ESTEBAN.

[Student] THANK YOU, SIR.

[Trujillo] CONGRATULATIONS.

[Man] RAMIREZ, JUAN.

[Trujillo] CONGRATULATIONS.

WHAT IS IT? WHAT HAPPENED?

HE'S BEEN PLANNING THIS ALL ALONG.

HE'S BEEN SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS MOMENT.

HE HAS OTHER MOMENTS COMING TO HIM

THAT HE WON'T ENJOY SO MUCH.

[Man] GOD BLESS YOU, MY CHILD.

[Minerva] WE TRIED TO KEEP PEOPLE INFORMED,

BUT TRUJILLO'S REGIME WORKED FASTER THAN WE COULD.

HE WAS FEEDING THE PEOPLE

A DICTATOR'S FAVORITE DIET--

BREAD AND FEAR.

[Soldiers yelling]

[Panting]

[Children crying]

[Struggling]

[Crowd gasping]

[Screaming]

[Baby crying]

HOW ARE YOU, MY LOVE?

DO YOU WANT SOME?

[Mate] MANOLO?

[Minerva] THE BIRTH OF MINOU MADE ME

WANNA FORGET EVERYTHING.

MANOLO, DO YOU KNOW WHERE AMARMANOS IS?

BUT THE KILLING OF MY FRIENDS

BROUGHT ME BACK TO REALITY.

LAST I HEARD HE WAS IN...

NO ONE WAS SAFE.

[Whispering]

[Engine starting]

[Tires screeching]

[Man] GO! GO! GO!

[Child] THEY'RE HERE!

[Children laughing]

[Child] MANOLITO!

[Woman] MINOU, HOW ARE YOU?

[Girl] I'LL HOLD HIM.

[Giggling]

PATRIA.

I NEED YOUR HELP.

I'M GOING AWAY WITH MANOLO,

AND I WAS HOPING YOU COULD TAKE CARE

OF MINOU AND MANOLITO TILL WE GET BACK.

[Children laughing]

WHAT IF YOU DON'T COME BACK?

HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF THAT?

MAMA IS WORRIED SICK ABOUT YOU AND MATE,

ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN THE CAPITAL.

WE'RE DOING WHAT HAS TO BE DONE.

LEAVING YOUR CHILDREN BEHIND?

IS THAT WHAT HAS TO BE DONE?

I CAN'T BE PART OF ANYTHING YOU'RE DOING.

YOU CHOOSE FOR YOURSELF,

AND I CHOOSE FOR ME AND FOR MY FAMILY.

THEN YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF WHAT IT IS

YOU'RE CHOOSING FOR YOUR FAMILY.

YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM THINGS

JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE UGLY, PATRIA.

MINERVA, I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOUR CHILDREN.

THANK YOU, SISTER.

AT LEAST TELL US WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

IT'S BETTER IF I DON'T.

[Minerva] WHEN I LEFT PATRIA'S HOUSE, I WAS TORN APART.

I COULDN'T BEAR TO LEAVE MY CHILDREN,

BUT I WANTED THEM TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE.

I PRAY THAT THEY WILL UNDERSTAND.

[Man whispers] TAKE THIS ONE.

TAKE IT.

[People whispering]

PUSH IT ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK.

CAREFUL.

[Man] LET'S GO.

ANOTHER ONE.

[Branch breaking]

SHH. SHH.

[Birds squawking]

WAIT. WAIT.

[Engines starting]

[Guns firing]

[People yelling]

GET IN THE TRUCK!

WHERE'S PALOMINO?

THERE'S NO MORE TIME! GET IN THE TRUCK!

HURRY!

[Machine guns firing]

GO!

[Yelling]

[Truck approaching]

[Cow mooing]

[Horse neighing]

MINERVA, WHAT ON EARTH HAS HAPPENED?

I'VE BEEN PREVENTED FROM PRACTICING LAW,

SO I'M IN THE DELIVERY BUSINESS NOW, AND, UH,

I NEED A PLACE TO STORE SOME OF THIS FRUIT FOR A FEW DAYS.

[Groaning]

PALOMINO, ARE YOU OK?

PALOMINO, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I WAS SO WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MYSELF, TOO.

COME ON, WE HAVE TO UNLOAD THIS.

WHAT IS IN THOSE CRATES?

YOU DON'T WANNA KNOW.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THEM?

BURY THEM.

HERE?MM-HMM.

ARE YOU CRAZY? PEOPLE WILL SEE YOU.

NO, LET'S TAKE THEM BEHIND MY HOUSE.

OK, LET'S GO.

[Man] WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO US, PATRIA?

[Patria] I CAN'T TURN THEM AWAY, PEDRITO.

IT'S ONE THING TO TAKE THEM IN,

AND ANOTHER THING

IS TO HIDE THEIR WEAPONS IN OUR LAND!

THEY ARE MY SISTERS,

AND THIS IS MY FATHER'S LAND.

THEY ARE GOING TO LEAVE THE TRUCK AND CRATES HERE

NO MATTER WHAT'S INSIDE THEM,

AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY.

I'M NOT GOING TO TURN MY BACK ON THEM.

[People chattering]

[Whispers] HI. GO AHEAD.

[Patria whispers] WE KNOW THAT SOME OF YOU IN THE CHURCH

SYMPATHIZE WITH MOVEMENT IDEAS.

[Whispers] SO WHAT IS IT YOU WANT?

[Minerva] TO JOIN FORCES AND FIGHT BACK.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT VIOLENCE.

NO, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CHURCH HELPING US

TO REACH ITS PEOPLE AND TELL THEM THE TRUTH.

IT'S NOT AN ARMY WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER, FATHER.

IT'S EVERYONE.

STUDENTS, WORKERS, MOTHERS AND FATHERS,

EVEN SOME OF THE RICH.

WE WANT TO HELP YOU ORGANIZE YOUR CONGREGATION

AND TO CONTACT OTHER PRIESTS TO DO THE SAME, FATHER.

WE NEED EVERYONE.

THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH TRUJILLO CAN DO

AGAINST THE CHURCH.

ARE YOU WITH US, FATHER?

I AM.

[Boy] COME ON!

[Minerva] FOR TOO LONG, OUR LITTLE ISLAND HAS BEEN CLUTCHING

TO THE IRON GRIP OF THE DICTATOR.

HE HAS SMOTHERED RESISTANCE

AND SUPPRESSED ANYONE WHO SPEAKS OF FREEDOM.

THIS REGIME IS BASED ON FEAR,

VIOLENCE AND OPPRESSION.

BUT THIS TIME IS COMING TO AN END NOW.

[Man speaking Spanish on radio]

BE CAREFUL.

THIS CAUSE IS NOT JUST FOR MEN,

IT IS A CAUSE FOR WOMEN, TOO.

WE CANNOT ALLOW OUR CHILDREN

TO GROW UP IN THIS TYRANNY.

WE HAVE TO FIGHT AGAINST IT.

WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO GIVE EVERYTHING,

EVEN OUR LIFE IF IT'S NECESSARY.

[Man] OK, EVERYBODY.

LET'S GO.

YOU TWO, TAKE THE DOGS TO THE BACK.

GET THE DOGS TO THE BACK.

[Guard] BREAK IN AROUND THE RIGHT!

MINERVA?

[Yelling]

[Dogs barking]

[Screaming]

[Guard] OPEN THEM UP!

I WANT TO SEE EVERYTHING.

[Screaming]

GET ANOTHER TRUCK AROUND BACK.

MATE!

[Screaming]

[Coughing]

[Door clanging]

[People murmuring]

[Coughing]

[Cell door opening]

MINERVA MIRABAL.

THE BUTTERFLIES ARE ALIVE.

SILENCE!

I AM ALIVE, TOO. NICOLAS IS ALIVE.

ESTEBAN IS ALIVE.

CAYETANO IS ALIVE.

MANOLO!

IS MANOLO ALIVE?

LET'S GO!

MANOLO!

[Panting]

[Gasps]

MANOLO.

[Sobbing]

I'LL MAKE THIS EASY FOR YOU.

I WANT THE NAMES OF EVERYONE IN YOUR GROUP.

THE NAMES.

DO YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR HUSBAND DIE RIGHT HERE?

[Whimpering]

[Electricity crackling]

[Breathing heavily]

[Zapping]

[Groaning]

[Screaming]

[Minerva] FUNNY, THE THINGS I FORGOT.

AND NOW I'M STRUGGLING TO REMEMBER

TO KEEP MYSELF ALIVE.

MY FATHER'S EYES.

LIO'S VOICE.

MY CHILDREN'S LAUGHTER.

MANOLO'S HANDS.

LOVE, JUSTICE.

[Creaking]

[Woman] YOUR FAMILY IS SAFE AND WELL.

YOUR HUSBAND IS ALIVE,

BUT HE'S BEING TRANSFERRED.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE.

WHO ARE YOU?

LONG LIVE THE BUTTERFLIES.

"INSIDE A SECRET PLACE IN THE HUGE HOUSES

"THE MATRESSES ASLEEP IN THE PAST

"THE BITTER GREEN VALLEY SEEN FROM ABOVE

"FROM THE HIDDEN GLASS

"ALL ADOLESCENCE GETTING WET AND BURNING

"LIKE AN OIL LAMP DROPPED IN THE RAIN

"THE PERFUME LIKE AN ACID SWORD

"PLUMS IN THE ROAD"

I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER COME BACK.

WHAT DID THEY DO TO YOU?

NOTHING.

JUST LEFT ME ALONE FOR A WHILE.

THERE IS A DONKEY PULLING A FLOWER CART.

[Woman] WHAT COLOR IS THE DONKEY?

HE'S GRAY AND CHUBBY.

IT'S A FAT LITTLE DONKEY WITH LONG, FLOPPY EARS.

[Laughing]

MINERVA!

MINERVA, COME AND LOOK!

[Laughing]

YOU HAVE TO LOOK, MINERVA.

COME.

I'VE COME FOR YOUR BUCKET.

[Whispers] LONG LIVE THE BUTTERFLY.

BLESS YOU, SISTER.

WHAT IS IT?

"VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT ROMULO BETANCOURT HAS FILED CHARGES

"WITH THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES

"CLAIMING THAT THE DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT

"WAS INVOLVED WITH AN ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE."

[Gasps]

IT'S HAPPENING.

IT'S FINALLY, FINALLY HAPPENING.

[Minerva whispers] DON'T BE AFRAID OF THEM.

THEY'RE JUST INVESTIGATING THE TREATMENT OF POLITICAL PRISONERS.

BUT REMEMBER, THERE ARE MICROPHONES.

OVER THERE.

I AM ROBERTO ARROYO OF COLOMBIA.

WE REPRESENT THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES.

SENORITAMIRABAL, WHAT'S YOUR CELL LIKE?

COMFORTABLE.

HAVE YOU, OR ANY OTHER PRISONERS,

BEEN TORTURED?

NO,

WE ARE VERY WELL TREATED HERE.

HAVE YOU ANY COMPLAINTS AT ALL?

[Crying]

ONLY...

THAT I WANT TO BE AT HOME...

WITH MY FAMILY.

[Coughing]

[Guard] MINERVA AND MARIA TERESA MIRABAL.

OH.

[Crying]

THE MEN?

ANY WORD FROM THEM?

NO.

MINOU.

[Sniffling]

COME ON, LET'S GO. THANK GOD.

[Thunder rumbling]

[Crickets chirping]

[Whispers] HEY.

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.

THIS IS NOT FOREVER.

YOU'LL GET BETTER.

YOU'VE GOT TO COME OUT OF THIS ROOM.

I CAN'T.

IT'S TOO MUCH.

TOO MUCH?

NOISE, LIGHT, LIFE.

MINERVA, YOU HAVE TO BE STRONG AGAIN.

WE NEED TO GET OUR HUSBANDS BACK.

[Whispers] CORPUS CHRISTI.

CORPUS CHRISTI.

CORPUS CHRISTI.

LONG LIVE THE BUTTERFLIES.

[Whispers] GOD BLESS THE BUTTERFLIES.

GOD BLESS THE BUTTERFLIES.

SENORAMINERVA?

GOOD MORNING.

I HAVE SOME VERY GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.

I JUST LEARNED THAT YOUR HUSBANDS ARE SAFE AND WELL.

SO I MADE SOME INQUIRIES FOR YOU, AND I JUST FOUND OUT

THAT THEY'RE ALL BEING HELD IN DIFFERENT PRISONS.

I PULLED SOME STRINGS,

AND NOW THEY ARE ALL BEING MOVED TO PUERTO PLATA.

EL JEFEHAS GRANTED YOU PERMISSION

TO VISIT THEM.

CAN YOU PLEASE TELL EL JEFETHAT

WE ARE ALL VERY THANKFUL FOR HIS GENEROSITY?

YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO THANK HIM YOURSELVES.

HE'S GONNA BE STOPPING AT YOUR PLACE

ON HIS WAY TO SAN JULIAN

TO HEAR YOUR WORDS OF GRATITUDE.

MINERVA, WHAT'S WRONG?

WE ALL KNOW WHAT'S WRONG.

PEOPLE LOOK UP TO US NOW.

IF WE WELCOME TRUJILLO IN OUR HOME

AND PAY TRIBUTE TO HIM

AS IF NOTHING HAS HAPPENED,

WE'RE GONNA SEND THE WRONG MESSAGE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BELIEVE IN

WHATEVER YOU MIGHT SAY TO HIM.

IT'S JUST GOING TO BUY US SOME PEACE OF MIND.

YES, BUT FOR HOW LONG?

HOW MANY MORE HUMILIATIONS DO WE HAVE TO TAKE?

[Children chattering]

[Horse neighing]

[Man chuckling]

[Minerva] JEFE.

SENORAMIRABAL, YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER.

THANK YOU.

[Whispers] GO GET YOUR GRANDMA.

IT IS A GREAT HONOR TO HAVE YOU

HERE IN OJO DE AGUA.

I LOVE TO DROP BY ON PEOPLE.

SEE HOW THEY REALLY LIVE.

I AM VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY

TO THANK YOU FOR OUR RELEASE FROM PRISON.

NOW THAT YOU'VE GOTTEN YOUR 2ND CHANCE...

WHAT ARE YOU PLANS FOR YOUR NEW LIFE?

I'M AFRAID I WILL NEED YOUR HELP ONE MORE TIME.

I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

YOU'VE DONE PRETTY WELL WITHOUT IT.

I THINK WE BOTH KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE.

YOU'RE RELENTLESS.

FIGHTING SO BRAVELY FOR A LOST CAUSE.

BUT THEN AGAIN,

MAYBE I'M FIGHTING A LOST CAUSE, TOO.

CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US GET OUR HUSBANDS OUT OF PRISON?

I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN

TO END YOUR TROUBLES.

[Mama] TAKE CARE!

I'LL LOOK OUT FOR THEM, DONAMERCEDES. YOU CAN RELY UPON ME.

[Baby crying]

TAKE CARE!

BYE!

IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU,

SO GOOD.

[Whispering]

DON'T LET EVERYONE SEE HOW YOU'RE MAKING ME CRAZY.

MATE, I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SEEING YOU.

DON'T WORRY, WE'LL SOON BE TOGETHER.

LOOK AT MINOU.

OH.

[Whispers] ALREADY SO BIG AND BEAUTIFUL.

JUST LIKE HER MOTHER.

MINERVA,

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME...

NOTHING WILL HAPPEN TO YOU.

EVERY NIGHT THEY TAKE MEN OUT,

AND THEY NEVER COME BACK.

WE KNOW THEY'RE BEING KILLED.

BE INVISIBLE.

DON'T LET THEM NOTICE YOU.

THERE ARE RUMORS.

THE GOAT WILL BE KILLED.

WHEN?

SOON. VERY SOON.

BE CAREFUL. PLEASE.

I WILL.

I LOVE YOU, MINERVA.

AND I LOVE YOU.

IT WAS SO GOOD TO TALK.

ONLY, PEDRITO LOOKS SO THIN.

WE'LL GET THEM HOME AND FATTEN THEM UP.

WE ARE BEING FOLLOWED.

STEP OUT OF THE JEEP, ALL OF YOU.

JUST A MOMENT, I HAVE MY PAPERS.

MOVE!

IT'S GONNA BE OK.

IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO.

HELP!

THEY'RE GONNA KILL US!

TELL PEOPLE THEY KILLED THE MIRABALS!

[Sobbing]

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT.

I KNOW YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN THIS.

PLEASE LET US GO.

[Gasping]

[Whimpering]

[Sobbing]

"THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD, I SHALL NOT WANT.

"HE MAKETH ME TO LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES..."