This film tells the story of Maria, a 17 year-old Colombian girl who gets involved in drug trafficking from her country to New York. While working at a flower factory, Maria gets fired by her boss. Her strong personality does not help her put up with local rules and customs. By means of a friend, she meets the person who will hire her to take drug to New York. But just how will she take drug on a plane without getting caught? Easy, you put the valuable product in latex pills and swallow them. Director Joshua Marston shows the painful and stressful trip Maria makes, along with all the difficulties they encounter. Her best friend gets also involved (see photo) and a third young woman take the same flight. There is also a social commentary implicit in the film: how immigrants struggle to find a decent and well payed job, and their almost inevitable settlement in the United States, notwithstanding their separation from family and friends back in their native countries. The film is suspenseful and thrilling; it's worth watching it.
07 February 2005
Maria Full of Grace, 2004, USA
This film tells the story of Maria, a 17 year-old Colombian girl who gets involved in drug trafficking from her country to New York. While working at a flower factory, Maria gets fired by her boss. Her strong personality does not help her put up with local rules and customs. By means of a friend, she meets the person who will hire her to take drug to New York. But just how will she take drug on a plane without getting caught? Easy, you put the valuable product in latex pills and swallow them. Director Joshua Marston shows the painful and stressful trip Maria makes, along with all the difficulties they encounter. Her best friend gets also involved (see photo) and a third young woman take the same flight. There is also a social commentary implicit in the film: how immigrants struggle to find a decent and well payed job, and their almost inevitable settlement in the United States, notwithstanding their separation from family and friends back in their native countries. The film is suspenseful and thrilling; it's worth watching it.
This film tells the story of Maria, a 17 year-old Colombian girl who gets involved in drug trafficking from her country to New York. While working at a flower factory, Maria gets fired by her boss. Her strong personality does not help her put up with local rules and customs. By means of a friend, she meets the person who will hire her to take drug to New York. But just how will she take drug on a plane without getting caught? Easy, you put the valuable product in latex pills and swallow them. Director Joshua Marston shows the painful and stressful trip Maria makes, along with all the difficulties they encounter. Her best friend gets also involved (see photo) and a third young woman take the same flight. There is also a social commentary implicit in the film: how immigrants struggle to find a decent and well payed job, and their almost inevitable settlement in the United States, notwithstanding their separation from family and friends back in their native countries. The film is suspenseful and thrilling; it's worth watching it.
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