Maria Full of Grace

Maria Full of Grace Spanish title Mara, llena eres de gracia, lit. Maria, you are full of grace is a 2004 drama film written and directed by Joshua Marston. The film was produced between Colombia and the United States. Lead actress Catalina Sandino Moreno was named Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in the 77th Academy Awards.

Mara is almost caught by U.S. customs who are suspicious after finding Maras 800 in cash and wanting to make a surprise visit to a sister she hasnt seen in years, but not knowing anywhere else to go if she isnt home. She tells them that the father of her child paid for her plane ticket. She avoids being Xrayed due to her pregnancy, and is released. The traffickers collect Mara, Blanca and Lucy, another more experienced mule that Maria had befriended during her recruitment. The mules are held in a motel room until they pass all the drug pellets. Lucy falls ill when a drug pellet apparently ruptures inside her. Unknown to the traffickers, Mara witnesses them carrying Lucy out of the hotel room, and she sees blood stains in the bathtub. She comes to the conclusion that the traffickers cut her open to retrieve the other drug pellets inside her body. Scared, Mara convinces Blanca to escape with her while the traffickers are gone. They leave with the drugs they have passed.Mara has nowhere to sleep and goes to Lucys sisters house but doesnt reveal to the sister that Lucy is dead. Blanca soon joins her there. Eventually the sister unexpectedly hears of their involvement in her sisters death and throws them out. Blanca and Mara make an agreement to return the drugs to the traffickers and receive their money. Mara uses some of her drug money to send Lucys body home to Colombia for a proper burial. Mara and Blanca are ready to board the plane back to Colombia when Mara decides to stay in the United States, Blanca returns home alone. ........

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