Maria full of grace [videorecording] / HBO Films presents in association with Fine Line Features ; a Journeyman Pictures production in association with Tucán Producciones and Altercine ; producer, Paul Mezey ; written & directed by Joshua Marston.
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FilmPublication details: New York, NY : HBO Home Video, [2004]Description: 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0783114842 :
- 9780783114842
- 791.43/72 22
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
New York-based writer/director Joshua Marston makes his feature film debut with the coming-of-age drama Maria Full of Grace, with a script developed at the Sundance Screenwriter's Lab. Catalina Sandino Moreno plays Maria Alvarez, a teenager living in Bogotá, Colombia. Along with most of the other able-bodied people in her community, she works a perilous job in a flower plantation. She wants to quit, but her large family depends on her meager salary. One day, Maria meets a smooth-talking young man named Franklin. He offers her a business proposition to make some money and travel. However, the task involves her acting as a drug mule and smuggling heroin into the U.S. Maria Full of Grace premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004 as part of the dramatic competition. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
Special features: audio commentary with writer/director Joshua Marston; original theatrical trailer; international trailer.
Catalina Sandino Moreno, Yenny Paolo Vega, Jhon Alex Toro, Guilied López, Patricia Rae.
Maria, a poor Columbian teenager, is desperate to leave a soul-crushing job. She accepts an offer to transport packets of heroin -- which she swallows -- to the United States. The ruthless world of drug trafficking proves to be more than for which she bargained.
MPAA rating: R; for drug content and language.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (15:9) presentation; audio: Spanish 5.1 or 2.0.
Spanish dialogue with optional English or French subtitles; closed-captioned.