MARIA FULL OF GRACE (2004) - ♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Joshua Marton

Written by - Joshua Marton

Starring - Catalina Sandino Moreno, Virginia Ariza, Guilied Lopez

"Internationally acclaimed Colombian film about a pregnant seventeen year old girl who all of a sudden becomes a mule smuggling drugs to the US by ingesting pebbles of heroin. Dealing with a real social issue experienced by thousands of real-life Colombians, this film is absorbing and suspenseful, with good use of character, tension and atmosphere. Maria Full of Grace also features a powerful performance by Catalina Sandino Moreno in the lead."

Drama, Colombia/USA/Ecuador