Love for Rent (2005)

Tells the story of Sofia (Angie Cepeda), a Colombian college student struggling with immigration issues in LA, who accepts a $50,000 offer to rent her body and soul and become a surrogate mother to a wealthy couple.

Director:

Shane Edelman

Writers:

Andrew Miles, Brian D. Young (story)

Stars:

Angie Cepeda, Ken Marino, Martita Roca

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Angie Cepeda	...	Sofia
Ken Marino	...	Dr. Neil Gardner
Martita Roca	...	Monica
Nora Dunn	...	Helen Bauman
Jim Piddock	...	Frank Bauman
Max Burkholder	...	Max (as Max Wolf Burkholder)
Brad Rowe	...	Jesse
Richard Speight Jr.	...	George
Hunter Johnson	...	Zoe
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lillian Adams	...	Mrs. Goldfarb
Rae Allen	...	Gwen
Ryan Armstrong	...	Ken
Lilli Birdsell	...	Chaney
Scott Burkholder	...	Principal Jones (as Scott Burkeholder)
Diana Castle	...	Dr. Langdon

Storyline

Tells the story of Sofia (Angie Cepeda), a Colombian college student struggling with immigration issues in LA, who accepts a $50,000 offer to rent her body and soul and become a surrogate mother to a wealthy couple.

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Plot Keywords:

curly hair | robbed | breaking in | stealing | looking for a job | 

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Taglines:

Would you rent your body and soul for $50,000?

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language including some sexual references

Did You Know?

Trivia

Roselyn Sanchez and Patricia Velasquez were considered for the role of Sofia Garcia.

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Quotes

Monica Garcia: So, how long have you been having morning sickness?
Sofia: 2 weeks.
Monica Garcia: Any other symptoms? You horny?
Sofia: No.
Monica Garcia: You're horny!
Sofia: Maybe a little... Oh god. Ok, ok, ok. A lot. Very horny, Monica. Horny all the time. Horny before morning sickness, horny after morning sickness, and horny between. Horny, horny, horny, horny.
Monica Garcia: I've never seen you horny before.
Sofia: I'm supposed to meet that doctor from the ER.
Sofia: I'm thinking of canceling.
Monica Garcia: Why?
[...]

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Connections

References The Exorcist (1973)

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Soundtracks

Nothing, Nothing
Performed by Martita Roca
Written by Walter Suhr

User Reviews

Very attractive, entertaining and even moving film

Surprisingly, this is a *very* well written script from a well-thought idea for a story as well. The result is one of those "feel good" movies. There certainly are some stereotypes related to this type of romantic comedy, but, with non-stereotyped ending for each case. The difference here, however, is the "salsa" thrown in the pot, stemming from great Colombian actress Angie Cepeda (lovely, very natural and fine actress)and certainly helped out by a fine casting as well. The Latin flavor (and feelings, and life style) is present throughout the film in the two South-American girls from "...down there someplace...", as stated by Nora Dunn's character at some point. Here at IMDb below this reviewing window I got five "recommendations", all American, all very poor and certainly quite below this film's level. It also is a quite long film, which you don't notice because of the fine script and its great rendering by the actors.

Details

Official Sites:

MiamiLA Entertainment [United States]

Country:

USA Colombia

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

1 February 2008 (Panama)

Also Known As:

Amor en alquiler

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

MiamiLA Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1