Maria Full of Grace (2003)
- Starring:
- Catalina Sandino Moreno, Yenny Paola Vega, (more)
- Director(s):
- Joshua Marston
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Drama
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New York-based writer/director Joshua Marston makes his feature film debut with the coming-of-age drama Maria Full of Grace, with a script developed at the Sundance Screenwriter's Lab. Catalina Sandino Moreno plays Maria Alvarez, a teenager living in Bogotá, Colombia. Along with most of the other able-bodied people in her community, she works a perilous job in a flower plantation. She wants to quit, but her large family depends on her meager salary. One day, Maria meets a smooth-talking young man named Franklin. He offers her a business proposition to make some money and travel. However, the task involves her acting as a drug mule and smuggling heroin into the U.S. Maria Full of Grace premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004 as part of the dramatic competition. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 101 mins
Complete Cast:
- Catalina Sandino Moreno - Maria Alvarez
- Guilied Lopez - Lucy
- Patricia Rae - Carla
- Jaime Osorio Gomez - Javier
- Orlando Tobon - Don Fernando
- Hugo Ferro - Pharmacist
- Rodrigo Sanchez Borhorquez - Supervisor
- Ana Maria Acosta - Stewardess
- Juan Porras Hincapie - Wilson
- Charles Albert Patino - Felipe
- Oscar Bejarano - Carlos
- Patrick Rameau - Taxi Driver
- Eddie Trucco - Customs Inspector
- Maria Consuelo Perez - Constanza
- Fabricio Suarez - Pacho
- Victor Macias - Pellet Maker
- Yenny Paola Vega - Blanca
- John Alex Toro - Franklin
- Wilson Guerrero - Juan
- Johanna Andrea Mora - Diana
- Fernando Velasquez - Pablo
- Singkhan Bandit - Gas Attendant
- Juana Guarderas - Female Pharmacist
- Mateo Suarez - Pacho
- Selenis Leyva - Customs Inspector
- Virgina Ariza - Juana
- Monique Curnen - Receptionist
- Osvaldo Plasencia - Enrique
- Lourdes Martin - Doctor
- Ada Vergara De Solano - Carolina
- Evangelina Morales - Rosita
- Director(s):
- Joshua Marston
- Writer(s):
- Joshua Marston
- Producer(s):
- Paul S. Mezey
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Drug Content, Profanity)
- Categories:
- Drama
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- 2004 - American Film Institute - Best Picture
- 2004 - Berlin International Film Festival - Silver Bear for Best Actress
- 2004 - Berlin International Film Festival - Alfred Bauer Prize
- 2004 - Boston Society of Film Critics - Best New Filmmaker (Runner-up)
- 2004 - Chicago Film Critics Association - Most Promising Performer
- 2004 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best First Screenplay
- 2004 - Independent Spirit Awards - Best Actress
- 2004 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - New Generation Award
- 2004 - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - New Generation Award
- 2004 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best First Film
- 2004 - San Francisco Film Critics Circle - Best Foreign Language Film
- 2004 - Sundance Film Festival - Audience Award
- 2004 - Sundance Film Festival - Audience Award
- 2004 - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best First Feature
