Fresh
Marston's compact, personal film doesn't judge his Maria, it merely observes her, explains her and humanizes a dark corner of a dirty business.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Maria Full of Grace
Based on 1,000 true stories.
2004 · 1h 41m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Joshua Marston
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Maria Full of Grace
Overview
A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family.
Director and cast
- Joshua Marston Director
- Catalina Sandino Moreno as María Álvarez
- Yenny Paola Vega as Blanca
- Jhon Álex Toro as Franklin
- Guilied Lopez as Lucy Díaz
- John Álex Toro as Franklin
- Patricia Rae as Carla
- Virgina Ariza as Juana
- Rodrigo Sánchez Borhorquez as Supervisor
- Charles Albert Patiño as Felipe
- Wilson Guerrero as Juan
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
97%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The fact that [Moreno's] Maria is so believable, so compelling, rests entirely on what she brings to the part, not what the part brings to her. Her face is the kind that can carry a movie on the strength of sheer screen presence.
Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
Fresh
One of those films that finds strength in its directness, that passes up the fireworks and cheap tricks and just goes straight for the starkness of a powerful situation.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
One of the emblematic migration stories of our time.
David Denby, New Yorker
Fresh
A stunner of a film.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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