An aerial shot set in 1943 shows the National Palace in Santo Domingo, built between 1944 and 1947.
Cars from the 1950s are used in scenes set in the mid-1940s, such as a parade and a political rally.
Local telephone services couldn't host a long-distance call from Santo Domingo to Paris in 1936 like Trujillo and Rubirosa are seen having.
A Citroën 2CV is seen parked on the street around 1947, two years before its launch.