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Category Dramas DVDs, Foreign Films Movies, Spanish Videos, Essential Cinema, Teenage, Drugs, Poverty, Non-U.S. Theatrical Release, Pregnancy
Starring Catalina Sandino Moreno, Virginia Ariza, Johanna Andrea Mora, Evangelina Morales, Yenny Paola Vega
Director Joshua Marston
Composer Leonardo Heiblum
Director of Photography Jim Denault
Producer Paul Mezey
Screenwriter Joshua Marston
Closed Captioned; Soundtrack Spanish; English Subtitles

This debut feature film by Joshua Marston tells the suspenseful and absorbing story of Maria, a poor, pregnant Columbian teenager (Catalina Sandina Moreno) with a soul-crushing job at a flower plantation and a rebellious streak. Her multigenerational, all-female family relies too much on her as the principle breadwinner, squandering her earnings on medicines of questionable value for her sister's baby. This drives Maria to quit, dump her immature boyfriend, and go to Bogotá where she tumbles into work as a drug mule. Like thousands of real-life Columbians, she earns money by flying to New York City with up to a kilogram of tightly wrapped heroin pellets in her stomach, risking prison or worse: instant death should even one of the pellets break open inside her. Marston based the film on actual interviews with airport customs agents and former mules; the result is an authentic, intensely cinematic experience. The camera wrings vivid color and mood from the many on-location settings and doesn't shy away from any aspect of Maria's journey, making this succeed as a suspense film, character study, and detailed examination of a rarely seen aspect of the drug wars. Thanks to the superb performance and charisma of lead actress Moreno--in her film debut--the audience stays riveted to her plight every step of the way. MARIA FULL OF GRACE made its debut at Sundance where it won the Audience Drama Award.

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"[E]xtraordinary....[The film] unfolds with a simplicity that's as breathtaking as its inevitability is harrowing." -- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

"Remember the name Catalina Sandino Moreno. The heartfelt and harrowing performance she gives here should put her in line for a heap of year-end awards." -- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

"The movie is every bit as gripping and suspenseful as many far more expensive Hollywood thrillers." -- Stephen Farber, Movieline's Hollywood Life

"Sandino Moreno may be in only her early 20s, but she is able to draw upon her considerable talent and training to create a portrayal that comes from deep within. She has a radiant screen presence..."-- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

"A human drama of great power..."-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

"[A] well-crafted, finely acted tale....Moreno's exceptional performance maintains the mix of belligerence and naivete that makes Maria such a contradictory and compelling protagonist." -- Geoffrey Macnab, Sight and Sound

"[Moreno] bolts the movie down with an earthy, spontaneous performance." -- Leslie Felperin, Uncut

Ranked #24 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "[I]ts multi-stranded, all-encompassing narrative evokes memories of Steven Soderbergh's TRAFFIC." -- Uncut Staff, Uncut

This is the only Virginia Ariza video. Stars also making their debut in this video: Johanna Andrea Mora, Evangelina Morales, Yenny Paola Vega.

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List Price $9.97 (You save $3.62)
Studio Warner Home Video
Orig Year 2004
DVD Encoding Region 1
All Time Sales Rank   5632  
CD Universe Part number 6770102
Catalog number 91927
Discs 1
Release Date Dec 07, 2004
Rating R (MPAA)
Running Time 101 Minutes
Additional Info Widescreen; Subtitled; Dubbed
Movie Details Color; Widescreen; Subtitled; Dubbed
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5 stars An Outstanding Accomplishment
I really enjoyed watching this film. My wife and I nervously sat through those tense moments in the latter part of the film when the girls call the hoods to return the ballons filled with heroin and demand their payment for the risk they took in smuggling the drugs into the U.S. This movie would be an excellent choice for those people who have no idea why so many hispanics from other countrys are willing to risk everything for a chance at a better life here in the U.S.
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5 stars Truthful!
This movie gives you an insight into the hardships of Latin America and what people will do to survive. Great acting!
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5 stars UNA EXELENTE PELICULA
No Tengo palabras para describir esta pelicula, solo me bastara con decirles que es una de las mejores peliculas que halla visto en mi vida, la actuacion de Catalina Sandino es verdaderamente EXELENTE al igual que la de todos los demas actores se las recomiendo....
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1.78
Audio:
2.0 - Spanish
5.1 - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary: Joshua Marston - Director/Writer




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