A woman tries to extort money, using a young boy as bait.
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Awards:
- 7 wins & 8 nominations.
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Cast
| Tilda Swinton | ... |
Julia
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| Saul Rubinek | ... |
Mitch
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| Kate del Castillo | ... |
Elena
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| Aidan Gould | ... |
Tom
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| Jude Ciccolella | ... |
Nick
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| Bruno Bichir | ... |
Diego
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| Horacio Garcia Rojas | ... |
Santos
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Mauricio Moreno | ... |
José
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Gaston Peterson | ... |
Miguel
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| Kevin Kilner | ... |
Johnny
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John Bellucci | ... |
Phillip
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| Ezra Buzzington | ... |
George
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| Roger Cudney | ... |
Frank
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| Eugene Byrd | ... |
Leon
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| Sandro Kopp | ... |
Marcus
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| M.J. Karmi | ... |
AA Woman
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Carl Dillard | ... |
Henry AA
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| Ken Davitian | ... |
Taxi Driver
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| Hiep Thi Le | ... |
Kitty
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Jim Leske | ... |
Motel Clerk
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Muriel Ricard | ... |
Journalist
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| Tania Verafield | ... |
Cleaning Lady
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Atzinga | ... |
Carmen
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Nadiedka | ... |
Carena
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Mariana Elías | ... |
Raphaella
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K. Duane Garrett | ... |
Police Officer
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| Steve Sanders | ... |
Briefcase Man at Locker
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| Robert Amico | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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| Sally Berman | ... |
Woman by Car (uncredited)
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Joe Cucuiat | ... |
Undercover Agent #2 (uncredited)
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Dave Gist | ... |
Fat Train Station Guy (uncredited)
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| Priscilla Leona Horne | ... |
Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Jake Koenig | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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| Camille Natta | ... |
Karen (uncredited)
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Neko Parham | ... |
Ejay (uncredited)
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| Tom Poole | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Ian Ray | ... |
Undercover Agent #1 (uncredited)
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Marshal Silverman | ... |
Commuter (uncredited)
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Ursula Tania | ... |
Cooker (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Erick Zonca | ||
Written by
| Roger Bohbot | ... | (adaptation) |
| Michael Collins | ... | (adaptation) |
| Camille Natta | ... | (artistic collaboration) |
| Aude Py | ... | (written by) |
| Erick Zonca | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Allen Bain | ... | co-producer: 7th Floor |
| Jeremy Burdek | ... | executive producer |
| Bertrand Faivre | ... | producer |
| Carrie Fix | ... | executive producer: 7th. Floor |
| Cathy Gesualdo | ... | line producer: Los Angeles |
| Nadia Khamlichi | ... | executive producer |
| Jacqueline Louis | ... | line producer: Saga Film |
| François Marquis | ... | producer |
| Jean-Jacques Neira | ... | co-producer: Saga Film |
| Adrian Politowski | ... | executive producer |
| Jesse Scolaro | ... | co-producer: 7th Floor |
| Sandra Solares | ... | co-producer: Jaibol Films |
| Hubert Toint | ... | co-producer: Saga Film |
Cinematography by
| Yorick Le Saux | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Philippe Kotlarski | ||
Editorial Department
| Basile Belkhiri | ... | assistant editor |
| Christophe Bousquet | ... | color grader |
| Mike Joris | ... | video colorist |
| Lyssia Le Gall | ... | extra assistant editor |
| George Papuashvili | ... | additional editor |
| Hervé Vander Heyden | ... | colorist (as Herve Vanderheyden) |
Casting By
| Heidi Levitt | ||
| Manuel Teil | ||
Production Design by
| François-Renaud Labarthe | ||
Art Direction by
| Carlos Y. Jacques | ... | (as Carlos Jacques) |
Set Decoration by
| Luis Figueroa | ||
Costume Design by
| April Napier | ||
Makeup Department
| Tamami Ito | ... | key hair stylist |
| Sandro Kopp | ... | assistant makeup artist / tattoo designs |
| Sandra Migueli | ... | key makeup artist (as Sandra Miguelli) / makeup designer |
| Mariana Miranda | ... | makeup assistant |
| Roz Music | ... | makeup artist: Los Angeles |
| Pamela Neal | ... | hair stylist: Miss Swinton |
Production Management
| Nicolas Bassetto | ... | assistant production manager |
| Horacio Rodríguez | ... | unit manager |
| Juan Uruchurtu | ... | production manager |
| Linda Warrilow | ... | production supervisor: Los Angeles |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Stephanie Beauchef | ... | second second assistant director |
| Álvaro Curiel | ... | first assistant director |
| Juliana Fanjul | ... | second assistant director |
| Jeff Fuller | ... | first assistant director: Los Angeles (as Jeff 'Bones' Fuller) |
| Wendy Geary | ... | second second assistant director: Los Angeles |
| Shelly Heyward | ... | second assistant director: Los Angeles |
| Camille Natta | ... | collaborating director |
| Jorge Eduardo Ramírez | ... | first assistant director: additional shoot Tijuana (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Michael Keith Aleshire-Rezendez | ... | set dresser: Los Angeles (as Keith Aleshire) |
| Daniel Alvarado | ... | carpenter (as Daniel Alvárado) |
| Victor Bernal | ... | carpenter |
| Martín Bolaños | ... | property master assistant (as Martin Bolanos) |
| Jorge Borja | ... | set decoration assistant |
| Tom Bry | ... | on-set dresser: Los Angeles |
| Octavio Caballero | ... | swing |
| Mario Camacho | ... | painter |
| Arnulfo Castillo | ... | carpenter |
| Ricardo Chavez | ... | head carpenter (as Ricardo Chávez) |
| Gabriel Cortes | ... | construction coordinator |
| Gilberto Cortes | ... | property master (as Gilberto Cortés) |
| Javier Cortes | ... | buyer (as Javier Cortés) |
| Samuel Daza | ... | construction coordinator |
| Roger Dertinger | ... | property master: Los Angeles |
| Oswaldo Diaz | ... | blacksmith |
| Luis Escobar | ... | carpenter (as Luís Escobar) |
| Marco A. Esquivel | ... | carpenter |
| Adalberto Flores | ... | swing |
| Bernado Flores | ... | swing |
| Aarón García | ... | painter |
| Adán García | ... | lead painter (as Adan Garcia) |
| Lionel Guy | ... | head painter |
| Héctor Velazco Guzmán | ... | painter (as Héctor Velasco) |
| Ricardo Holguin | ... | swing |
| Dorit Hurst | ... | set decorator: Los Angeles (as Dorit Oberman) |
| Sandra Jalife | ... | trainee |
| Ignacio Jiménez Trejo | ... | carpenter (as Ignacio Jiménez) |
| Naolín Jiménez | ... | assistant set dresser (as Naolin Jiménez) |
| Paul Kurdys | ... | props assistant: Los Angeles |
| Carlos Lagunas | ... | art coordinator / set designer |
| Jorge Lechuga | ... | painter |
| Hector Lemus | ... | swing |
| Heráclito Lopez | ... | graphic designer |
| Eduardo Madrigal | ... | swing |
| Raúl Mena | ... | painter |
| Francisco Mercado Urbina | ... | carpenter (as Francisco Mercado) |
| Naolin Jiménez Montero | ... | first assistant decorator |
| Brian Nabours | ... | set dresser: Los Angeles |
| Dorit Oberman | ... | set dresser |
| Dennis Ogle | ... | lead man: Los Angeles |
| Abel Ortiz | ... | blacksmith |
| Emiliano Paredes | ... | painter |
| Gabriel Pérez | ... | construction swing |
| Claudio Ramirez Castelli | ... | set decoration assistant (as Claudio Castelli) |
| Claudio Ramírez | ... | set dresser assistant |
| Pedro Ramírez | ... | carpenter |
| Daniela Rojas | ... | set dresser |
| Gustavo Rosas | ... | swing |
| Renato Salcedo | ... | carpenter |
| Daniel Suarez | ... | swing |
| José Juan Sánchez | ... | painter |
| Daniel Tello | ... | swing |
| Julieta Torres | ... | painter |
| Alonso Velasco Guzman | ... | painter (as Alonso Velasco) |
| Mauricio Waldo | ... | on-set dresser |
| Erik Schindler | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Keith Birchfiel | ... | boom operator |
| Etienne Carton | ... | sound mix recordist |
| Philippe Charbonnel | ... | sound mix recordist |
| Damien Deville | ... | optical sound transfer |
| Andrés Franco | ... | sync sound editor (as Andres Franco) |
| Jean-Stephane Garbe | ... | post-synchronization recordist |
| Thomas Gauder | ... | sound mixer |
| Aline Gavroy | ... | post-synchronization mixer |
| Hervé Icovic | ... | dubbing coordinator |
| Gert Janssen | ... | sound editor |
| Caroline Landsweerdt | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Valérie Le Docte | ... | dialogue editor |
| Frédérique Liebaut | ... | adr supervisor (as Frédérique Liébaut) |
| Jo Masset | ... | post-synchronization engineer: Backstage |
| Pauline Materne | ... | foley recordist |
| Pierre Mertens | ... | sound |
| Michel Monier | ... | sound consultant: Dolby (as Michel Monnier) |
| Grégory Noël | ... | boom operator (as Gregory Noel) |
| Ingrid Simon | ... | sound edit assistant |
| Philippe van Leer | ... | foley artist |
| Thomas Vanthuyne | ... | sound edit assistant |
Special Effects by
| Alejandro Vazquez | ... | special effects coordinator |
Stunts
| Arminius Arzate | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Gary Baxley | ... | stunt consultant: Los Angeles |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ramón Acosta | ... | electrician |
| Pascual Alvarado Bravo | ... | grip |
| Manuel Alvarado | ... | lighting technician: Los Angeles |
| Robert Baird | ... | second assistant camera: Los Angeles |
| Otto Emilio Betancourt | ... | key grip: Los Angeles (as Otto Betancourt) |
| Malcolm Bryce | ... | gaffer: Los Angeles |
| Aaron Burden | ... | dolly grip: Los Angeles (as AJ Burden) |
| Jeff Clark | ... | best boy electric: Los Angeles |
| Alan Kelvin Contreras | ... | second assistant camera (as Alan Kelvin) |
| Emmanuel de Fleury | ... | first assistant camera |
| Carlos García Flores | ... | electrician (as Carlos Garcia Flores) |
| Martin Garcia Medina | ... | key electrician |
| Ulices Garcia Medina | ... | key grip |
| Mark Goebel | ... | grip: Los Angeles |
| Fernando Gutierrez | ... | loader |
| Héctor 'Mac' Hernádez | ... | grip |
| Pedro Hernández Gonzalez | ... | dolly grip |
| Leonardo Julián | ... | gaffer (as Leonardo Julian) |
| Hal Lewis | ... | video assist operator: Los Angeles |
| Norma Martinez | ... | video assist operator |
| Ty Mitchell | ... | loader: Los Angeles |
| Richard Moriarty | ... | first assistant camera: Los Angeles |
| Camille Natta | ... | still photographer |
| José Isabel Peña | ... | electrician (as Jose Peña Vilchis) |
| Karen Roseme | ... | lighting technician: Los Angeles |
| Allen Wagoner | ... | video assist operator: Los Angeles (as Allen Waggoner) |
| Keith Whitaeker | ... | best boy: Los Angeles |
Casting Department
| Lauren Fernandes | ... | casting associate: Los Angeles |
| Mara Gutierrez | ... | extras casting: Tijuana (as Mara Guitérez) |
| Barbarella Pardo | ... | casting: Tijuana (as Barbarela Pardo) |
| Jessica Valencia | ... | assistant casting |
| Arturo Zárate | ... | extras casting |
| Rich King | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
| Mac Marshall | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| María del Carmen Delfin | ... | set costumer (as Carmen Delfín) |
| Iván Juárez García | ... | wardrobe coordinator |
| Glenn Gregory Krah | ... | on-set costumer: Los Angeles (as Glenn Krah) |
| Azalea Lee | ... | assistant costume designer (as Azalia Joylee) |
| Guadalupe Narváez | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Ana Nuñez | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Andrew Salazar | ... | costume supervisor: Los Angeles |
Location Management
| Miguel Cadena | ... | location assistant |
| Richard Davis Jr. | ... | location manager / location manager: Los Angeles (as Richard Davis) |
| Ivan Diaz-Robledo | ... | location manager: Tijuana (as Iván Diaz Robledo) |
| Flor Esqueda | ... | location assistant |
| Ruben Garay | ... | location assistant |
| Omar Garcia Guzman | ... | location assistant (as Omar Garcia) |
| Boris Garza | ... | location assistant |
| Miguel Gutierrez | ... | assistant location manager: Los Angeles |
| Hector Ibarra | ... | location coordinator |
| Omar Pérez | ... | location assistant |
| Luis Ruiz | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Elise Luguern | ... | music clearances |
Script and Continuity Department
| Gabriela Herrera | ... | script supervisor |
| Michele Tedlis | ... | script supervisor: Los Angeles Unit |
Transportation Department
| Eugenio Alanis | ... | driver |
| Efraín Alfaro | ... | driver (as Efrain Alfaro Ramirez) |
| Daniel Cruz | ... | driver |
| Juan Espinoza | ... | driver |
| D'Aldo Fazzone | ... | transportation captain: Los Angeles |
| Adrian Flores | ... | transportation captain (as Adrián 'Chachita' Flores) |
| Ignacio Flores | ... | driver |
| Ulises Flores | ... | driver |
| Felipe Garcia Naranjo | ... | picture car coordinator: Tijuana (as Felipe García Naranjo) |
| Jaime Gonzalez | ... | driver |
| Antonio Hernandez | ... | driver |
| Francisco Hernandez | ... | driver |
| Arturo Jimenez | ... | driver |
| Eduardo Jurado | ... | driver |
| Billy Kane | ... | transportation coordinator: Los Angeles (as Bill Kane) |
| Jorge Martinez | ... | driver |
| José Montes de Oca | ... | driver (as Jose Montes de Oca) |
| César Moreno | ... | driver (as Cesar Moreno) |
| Daniel Navarro | ... | driver |
| Jaime Olalde | ... | driver |
| Carlos Ponce de León | ... | picture car coordinator |
| Juan Antonio Rangel | ... | driver |
| Ricardo Renteria | ... | driver |
| Luis Rodrigo Rodriguez | ... | driver |
| Carlos Romero | ... | picture car coordinator |
| Jorge Ruben Sanchez | ... | driver |
| Gustavo Sepúlveda | ... | driver (as Gistavo Sepulveda) |
| Miguel Velázquez | ... | driver (as Miguel Velazquez) |
| George A. Miki | ... | transportation captain (uncredited) |
| Eddie Santana | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Billy Acquaviva Jr. | ... | assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles |
| George Adams | ... | additional office production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Ana Ballesteros | ... | catering supervisor |
| Jose Manuel Ballesteros | ... | craft service supervisor |
| Nicolas Bassetto | ... | production assistant: Saga Film |
| Lorri Bearbower | ... | studio teacher: Los Angeles, On Location Education |
| Roxane Berthelot | ... | stand-in: Tilda Swinton (as Roxanne Berthelot) |
| Gilles Bissot | ... | title designer: Filmik |
| Eduardo Blanco | ... | production assistant |
| Matthew Boeka | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles (as Matt Boeka) |
| Christèle Boucher | ... | assistant accountant (as Christel Boucher) |
| Roberto Brondo | ... | anda delegate |
| Adam Callan | ... | executive: 7th Floor, Los Angeles |
| Taylor Calley | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Nicolás Celis | ... | production assistant (as Nicolas Celis) |
| Diana Cignoni | ... | stand-in: Julia, Los Angeles |
| Nate Cohen | ... | office production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Mélanie Delaballe | ... | production assistant |
| Bonnie Evans | ... | teacher |
| Brenda Fernández | ... | production assistant (as Brenda Fernandez) |
| Heather Fielding | ... | studio teacher: Los Angeles, On Location Education |
| Adrian Flores | ... | production assistant |
| Vincent Gadelle | ... | business affairs |
| Patrice Galea | ... | laboratory consultant |
| Andrea Gamboa | ... | assistant production office coordinator |
| Carolyn Golden | ... | key set production assistant: Los Angeles (as Pacarolyn Golden) |
| Sophie Goldman | ... | production coordinator: Bagheera |
| Lili Gonzalez | ... | production coordinator |
| Norka Guerrero | ... | animal trainer |
| Joe Koller | ... | helicopter pilot |
| Sandro Kopp | ... | assistant: Miss Swinton |
| Christophe Lemer | ... | laboratory consultant |
| Hugo Maldonado | ... | cook: Los Angeles |
| Isabel Martinez | ... | production accountant |
| Victor Martinez | ... | craft service |
| Charles McDonald | ... | press: international |
| Marcos Mora | ... | craft service: Los Angeles |
| Tamra Natisin | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Claude Nemer | ... | laboratory consultant |
| Valentina Novati | ... | production coordinator / production coordinator: Bagheera |
| Mario Prian | ... | security |
| William F. Reed | ... | office production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Evangelina Resendiz Montalvo | ... | on-set medic (as Evangelina Reséndiz) |
| Philippe 'Carlos' Rodriguez | ... | chef: Los Angeles |
| Rémi Roy | ... | production chief accountant (as Remi Roy) |
| Sarah Rubenstein | ... | accountant: Los Angeles |
| Iwona Sellers | ... | production executive |
| Juliette Sol | ... | production assistant: Le Bureau / production coordinator |
| Jesus Solis | ... | production accountant assistant |
| Michele Tedlis | ... | script supervisor: Los Angeles |
| Abel Teran | ... | security: Miss Swinton |
| Melissa Velasquez | ... | extras assistant: Tijuana (as Melissa Velázquez) |
| Daniel Villarreal | ... | additional office production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Gilles Waterkeyn | ... | production executive |
| Brandon Woods | ... | set medic: Los Angeles |
| Haydee Zarate | ... | extras assistant (as Haydeé Zarate) |
| Jerome Zelle | ... | craft service: Los Angeles |
| Anke Zindler | ... | press: France |
| Tony Arnoux | ... | press attache (uncredited) |
| Eric Knapp | ... | office intern (uncredited) |
| Jorge Eduardo Ramírez | ... | key production assistant (uncredited) |
| André-Paul Ricci | ... | press attache (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Jacques Ouaniche | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Les Productions Bagheera (presents)
- Le Bureau (presents)
- France 3 Cinéma (in co-production with)
- uFilm
- StudioCanal (in co-production with)
- The 7th Floor (in co-production with)
- Saga Film (in co-production with)
- Jaibol Films (in co-production with)
- Canal+ (with the participation of)
- France 3 (with the participation of)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (with the support of)
- Motion Investment Group
- Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge (with the support of)
Distributors
- Océan Films (2008) (France) (theatrical)
- Atlantic Film (2009) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Chelsea Films (2008) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2008) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Filmladen (2008) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Frenetic Films (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Kinowelt Filmverleih (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Magnolia Pictures (2009) (United States) (theatrical)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2009) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Magnolia Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Mongrel Media (2010) (Canada) (DVD)
- Noori Pictures (2008) (South Korea)
- Twin Pics (Netherlands) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bravo Motion Picture Security (security: Los Angeles)
- Cast & Crew Catering (catering: Los Angeles)
- Cineservice Inc. (editing sound studio)
- Cofiloisirs (financial services)
- Hugot & Associés (legal services)
- KO Creative (package design and layout)
- Neuflize (financial services)
- On Location Education (studio teachers: Los Angeles)
- Premier PR (publicist: international)
- Rich King Casting (extras casting: Los Angeles)
- Rubini & Associés (production insurance)
- Studio l'Équipe (sound equipment)
- uFund (funding)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Julia is a drunk. She loses her job in real estate and at an A.A. meeting meets a neighbor, Elena, an addled Mexican woman who talks about having lots of money and a plan to kidnap her own son from the boy's grandfather, a wealthy businessman. Elena wants Julia's help. Julia says yes with her own plan to do this alone. Following Elena's plan, Julia manages to grab the boy, Tom, who's about 10. Now what? She asks for a ransom. Tom's grandfather and his money are connected directly to Mexican drug trafficking, so Julia is up against long odds. Will anyone make it out alive?
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Box Office
| Budget | $6,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $1,268,133, 29 Mar 2009 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | In real life, Tilda Swinton, who plays an alcoholic in the film, cannot drink. She says she would fall asleep after having just one glass. See more » |
| Goofs | The motel scenes in which Julia holds Tom captive that are supposed to be set in California have non-American electrical outlets, revealing the scenes' Mexican location. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in The Tell (2011). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Train Station See more » |
| Quotes |
[last lines]
Julia: Come on kid... i'm taking you to see your mother See more » |