Maria Alvarez, a bright, spirited 17-year-old Colombian is desperate to leave her job stripping thorns from flowers. Maria accepts a lucrative offer to transport packets of heroin – which she must swallow – to the United States. The ruthless world of international drug trafficking proves to be more than Maria bargained for. This dramatic thriller builds toward a conclusion so powerful and revealing it could only be based on a thousand true stories.
Type: Feature FilmLength: 101 minutes
Year: 2003
Audio Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Themes: Colombia, Drama, Social Issues
Director(s): Joshua Marston
