Colombia / USA / Ecuador,
2004, 101 min
Directed by:
Joshua MarstonScreenplay:
Joshua MarstonCinematography:
Jim DenaultCast:
Orlando Tobon, Patricia Rae, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Guilied Lopez, Mark Vincent, Selenis Leyva, Juana Guarderas, Yenny Paola Vega, Jhon Álex Toro (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Maria Alvarez (Catalina Sandino), a bright, spirited 17-year old, lives with three generations of her family in a cramped house in rural Colombia. Desperate to leave her job stripping thorns from flowers in a rose plantation, Maria accepts a lucrative offer to transport packets of heroin-which she must swallow-to the United States. The ruthless world of international drug trafficking proves to be more than Maria bargained for as she becomes ultimately entangled with both drug cartels and immigration officials. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2005 - Catalina Sandino Moreno (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2005 - Catalina Sandino Moreno (Best Female Lead)
- 2005 - Joshua Marston (Best First Screenplay)
- 2005 - Paul Mezey (Best Feature)
- 2005 - Joshua Marston (Best Director)
- 2005 - Yenny Paola Vega (Best Supporting Female)
European Film Awards
- 2004 - Joshua Marston (Screen International Award)
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2005 - Joshua Marston (Best Non-American Film)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2005 - Catalina Sandino Moreno (Best Actress)
- 2005 - Best Foreign Language Film
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2004 - Catalina Sandino Moreno, Joshua Marston (New Generation Award)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2004 - Joshua Marston (Best First Film)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2004 - Catalina Sandino Moreno (Silver Bear for Best Actress)
- 2004 - Joshua Marston (Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize)
- 2004 - Joshua Marston (Golden Bear for Best Film)
Sundance Film Festival
- 2004 - Joshua Marston (Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic)
- 2004 - Joshua Marston (U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic)