Maria Full of Grace Page #3

Synopsis: In a small village in Colombia, the pregnant seventeen years old Maria supports her family with her salary working in a floriculture. She is fired and with a total lack of perspective of finding a new job, she decides to accept the offer to work as a drug mule, flying to USA with sixty-two pellets of cocaine in her stomach. Once in New York, things do not happen as planned.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Joshua Marston
Production: New Line Cinema
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 41 wins & 33 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Metacritic:
87
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
R
Year:
2004
101 min
$6,517,198
Website
2,214 Views


In a flower plantation.

And what happened?

I didn't get along with my boss...

so I left.

Rebellious, then.

No.

You don't have a problem

taking directions?

Orders?

No, sir.

Do you get scared easily?

No.

How old are you?

Eighteen.

Boyfriend?

No.

Yes or no?

No.

I don't have a boyfriend.

All right, then.

How's your system?

My system?

I mean, how's your stomach?

Do you have problems with diarrhea?

Constipation?

Digestive problems?

None. No, sir.

Big eater?

Normal.

Okay, then...

we are going to give you several rolls

of film.

We'll send you to New York.

Actually, to New Jersey,

a small town next to New York.

Once you go though customs...

you'll be met by our people.

They will take you to a safe place.

We'll develop the rolls.

And in five or ten days you'll be back here...

with all your money taking care

of your problems.

How much do I get?

We'll give you $100 per roll.

Keep in mind...

we have to take care of your documents.

Meaning that after we deduct the expenses

for the passport and visa...

and for your papers...

you'll have seven or eight million pesos.

What if I get caught?

And why would that happen?

Unless you step off the plane

shaking like a leaf.

Then they'll catch you.

Obviously.

But no worries.

Those gringos don't know a thing.

Don't worry.

Now...

once your decision is made...

there is no turning back.

You can't tell anyone. Understand?

Yes, sir.

Now, I know you have a lot of problems

weighing on you...

and you're in a difficult situation...

and I don't want you making this decision...

under that kind of pressure.

So I'm going to give you this...

so you can take care of some things.

Actually, it's really not necessary.

Thank you.

No, no, no. Take it. No obligations.

Don't worry about it.

You were in the bar, right?

My name is Maria.

I'm Lucy.

Do you work for Javier?

Is it hard?

It's not easy, but it's not too difficult either.

How old are you?

Seventeen.

But I said I was eighteen.

You just have to be prepared

and know how to do it right.

Where have you been?

I went to the city...

to ask Jessica for help finding a job.

What did she say?

It's none of your business.

Don't tell me it's not my business.

It's not.

You didn't find anything.

Or you would've said so.

You have to go back to the plantation

and get your job back.

No.

It's not fair to Mom.

You know how hard it is for her.

Now you're making things harder?

Get off my back.

Don't even... Pacho had

a 108 fever this morning.

He's your son.

- I know he's my son. So?

- He's your responsibility.

Who do you think you are?

You have to find a job.

Well, I got one.

Yeah, like what? Cut the sh*t.

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Joshua Marston

Joshua Jacob Marston (born August 13, 1968) is an American screenwriter and film director best known for the film Maria Full of Grace. Born in Los Angeles County, California, he graduated from Beverly Hills High School. Marston worked in Paris as an intern for Life, then for ABC News during the Gulf War. He returned to the United States and earned a master's degree in Political science from University of Chicago in 1994 before earning a Master of Fine Arts in film at New York University.Marston also directed an episode of Six Feet Under, and Episode 7 of The Newsroom in 2012. Marston directed a segment of the collective film New York, I Love You. His 2011 film The Forgiveness of Blood premiered in competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and competed for the Golden Bear. Along with Andamion Murataj, Marston won the Silver Bear for Best Script.In 2016, Marston made his English-language debut on Complete Unknown starring Rachel Weisz and Michael Shannon, which had its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. The film was released on August 26, 2016 by Amazon Studios & IFC Films. Marston is currently directing Come Sunday for Netflix. more…

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