Catalina Sandino Moreno is playing María Álvarez

Quick Facts

• Director Joshua Marston
• Script Joshua Marston
• Genre Drama/Thriller/Crime
• Tagline How far will she go before she’s gone too far?
• Shooting September-? 2002 in Bogotá, Colombia, Ecuador, New York, USA
• Festivals (only some) Sundance Film Festival (Jan. 18, 2004), Berlin International Film Festival (Feb. 11, 2004), Human Rights Watch Film Festival (June 10, 2004), Los Angeles Film Festival (June 24, 2004), Karlovy Vary Film Festival (July 7, 2004), Deauville Film Festival (Sept. 9, 2004), San Sebastián Film Festival (Sept. 22, 2004), London Film Festival (Oct. 29, 2004)
• Theatrical Release Colombia: April 2, 2004 / USA: July 16, 2004 / UK: March 25, 2005
• DVD Release USA: December 7, 2004 / UK: August 22, 2005
• Starring Yenny Paola Vega, Guilied Lopez

Synopsis

María, a 17-year old Colombian girl, supports her family with her salary by picking the thorns off of roses before they are shipped overseas. When not working, she parties with her best friend Blanca (Yenny Paola Vega) , or hangs out with her boyfriend, whom she does not really care for. María soon discovers that she is pregnant and after getting in an argument with her boss, she quits her job. María soon meets a man in Bogotá who will pay her a lot of money for transporting drugs to New York City. Soon María, with a baby and 62 pellets of cocaine in her stomach, embarks on a journey that will change her life forever.

Quotes from Reviews

Moreno’s subtly calibrated mix of intelligence, naivete, rebelliousness, charisma and practicality produces an unforgettable protagonist.
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