The Second Sunderland Film Festival - 21st

the second sunderland film festival - january 2005

Maria Full of Grace (USA/Colombia)
Showing at the Opening Gala (invite only) and on Tuesday 25th January, 8.30pm
101 mins cert 15 Spanish with English subtitles
A Columbian girl seeks escape from poverty by becoming a drug 'mule'. A hard-hitting film that pulls no punches in its depiction of the real, sordid world of the lucrative (for some) drug trade. At times difficult to watch, but totally engrossing, it is ultimately a positive portrayal of the human spirit and its resilience.

Director: Joshua Marston
Starring: Catalina Sandino Moreno, Wilson Guerrero, Orlando Tibon
2004 Sundance Audience Award
"replicates the feeling of the very best documentaries in a fictional work that is remarkable, just like the character poignantly played by his luminous star" Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
"curiosity and elegance are obvious in every frame of the film" Mark Holcombe, The Village Voice

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Maria Full of Grace @ SFF2

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For full listings of the times and dates each film was shown check out the timetable.

For any furthur information about SFF2:

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This year saw the introduction of a new short-film competition designed to unleash the movie-making potential of people in and around the Sunderland area - and far, far beyond: selected entries were shown at Kino Vivaldi.

For details of this and the rest of the Digital Sidebar click here.

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