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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   1,416 votes
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Director:

John Sayles

Writer (WGA):

John Sayles (written by)

Contact:

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Release Date:

1 January 2004 (Israel) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

Six Women. One Dream.

Plot:

Six American women who planned on travelling to South America to adopt babies are forced, by law, to live there. full summary | add synopsis

NewsDesk:

Hannah Gets the Adoption Bug
 (From WENN. 26 August 2003)

User Comments:

Sad but compelling story more (28 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Angelina Peláez ... Doña Mercedes
Lizzie Curry Martinez ... Sor Juana (as Lizzie Martínez)

Vanessa Martinez ... Asunción (as Vanessa Martínez)
Amanda Álvarez ... Blanca
Said Martinez ... Eusebio (as Said Martínez)
Abel Salas ... Bus Driver 1
Marco Mondragón ... Bus Driver 2
José Reyes ... Van Driver
Claudia Benitez ... Woman on Bus (as Claudia Benítez)
Ignacio de Anda ... Tito (as Ignacio De Anda)
José Reyes Jr. ... Grande
Emmanuel González ... Chico
El Flaco de Oro de Acapulco ... El Tuerto (as El Flaco De Oro De Acapulco)

Dave Baez ... Rufino (as David Ortíz)
Blanca Loaria ... Socorro
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for some language and brief drug use.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA | Mexico

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Germany:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich)

Filming Locations:

Mexico more

Company:

IFC Films more


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

Señora Muñoz: First the government wanted to kill him. Now I do. more

Movie Connections:

References The Stepford Wives (1975) more

Soundtrack:

Un Son Para Ti more


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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Sad but compelling story, 4 August 2004
Author: kal-17

Desperate American women, unable to bear children, wait for months at a hotel in Mexico, in order to adopt babies.

Meanwhile, homeless and apparently parent less or unwanted children sleep in cardboard shelters and roam the streets, stealing and washing windows for survival, while one young woman reminisces about the baby she gave up, and another, pregnant and 15 years old, is on the path to giving up her baby.

This is a very affecting movie. It presents the situation, prompts us to ask the questions, but there are no answers.

The characters were interesting, and the performances are compelling. Rita Moreno, especially, was wonderful as the hotel owner.

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