ok here's some other movies i wanted to watch (but not
necessarily in theatres anymore)
Maria Full of Grace
(en espanol con ingles subtítulos)
Official website: http://www.mariafullofgrace.com/main.html
"A bright, spirited 17-year old, Maria Alvarez, lives with three
generations of her family in a cramped house in rural Colombia and
works stripping thorns from flowers in a rose plantation. The offer
of a lucrative job involving travel--in fact, becoming a drug
"mule"--changes the course of her life. Far from the uneventful
trip she is promised, Maria is transported into the risky and
ruthless world of international drug trafficking. Her mission
becomes one of determination and survival and she finally emerges
with the grace that will carry her forward into a new life."
(IMDB)
"Orlando Tobon, who plays a COlombian immigrant helping Maria
survive in New York, had a similar role in real life. He has over
the years helped identify and bury more than 400 "mules" who died
after the drug pellets ruptured in their stomachs. He is also known
as the Mayor of LIttle Colombia, which refers to the town of
Jackson Heights in Queens, New York." (8 Days)
my bf's buying the dvd so i guess im gonna wait for that
hehe
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Official website: http://www.weepingcamelmovie.com/
"Springtime in the Gobi Desert, South Mongolia. A family of nomadic
shepherds assists the births of their camel herd. One of the camels
has an excruciatingly difficult delivery but, with help from the
family, out comes a rare white colt. Despite the efforts of the
shepherds, the mother rejects the newborn, refusing it her milk and
her motherly love. When any hope for the little one seems to have
vanished, the nomads send their two young boys on a journey through
the desert, to a a backwater town in search of a musician who is
their only hope for saving the colt's life." (IMDB)
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