Academy Awards, USA 2005
| Nominated Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Catalina Sandino Moreno |
Fine Line Features
Directed by Joshua Marston
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Blu-ray, HBO Films)
Headstrong teenager in Colombia quits her job in a flower factory when she doesn't get along with her boss. She accepts an offer to smuggle drugs to the USA by swallowing dozens of bags filled with it. She endures an uncomfortable plane ride, suspicious customs agents and unfriendly drug runners only to end up in an apartment in New York with the sister of a fellow drug runner who ended up dead. She finally gets paid for her efforts, but faces a moral dilemma over what to do with the money. The story moves along at a brisk pace, but suffers from melodramatics and unsympathetic characters.
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