Hello foreign film fans!

Here is the chance to watch a wonderful movie, another Oscar-nominated one: "Maria Full of Grace" ("Maria Llena eres de Gracia", 2004), a Colombian-American production that tells the story of a "mule", a woman carrying drugs in her body, from the very initial steps.

You will certainly like this movie very much, a winner of 30 awards and 22 nominations in important film festivals around the world. See full list of awards ---> HERE

OUR MOVIE EVENTS are in a space exclusive for us, with our own projector, a 100" projection screen and cinema-like sound system!. Price includes a drink - a great deal!

IN SPANISH LANGUAGE (and some English) WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

SYNOPSIS
In a small village in Colombia, the pregnant seventeen years old Maria (Catalina Sandino Moreno) supports her family with her salary working in a floriculture. She is fired and with a total lack of perspective of finding a new job, she decides to accept the offer to work as a drug mule, flying to USA with sixty-two pellets of cocaine in her stomach. Once in New York, things do not happen as planned...

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Director: Joshua Marston

Cast: Catalina Sandino Moreno, Virginia Ariza, Yenny Paola Vega, Rodrigo Sánchez Borhorquez, Charles Patiño, Wilson Guerrero, etc.

Length: 101 minutes

Taglines: - How far will she go before she's gone too far?
- "Based on a thousand true stories"

Original release date: 2004 - Country: Colombia - USA

IN SPANISH LANGUAGE (and some English) WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

VENUE
Venue is a very cozy place, near Columbus Circle - please arrive and walk straight to the back room, where event will take place.

EVENT SCHEDULE

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

5.15 pm: Door opens. Please arrive at venue, back room
6.00 pm: I will talk very briefly about the movie
6.05 pm: Movie starts
7.45 pm: Movie ends. Conversation & social event
8.45 pm: event officially ends, you can stay if you wish

COST

ADVANCE PAYMENTS NOW CLOSED - Please pay $15 (includes a drink) at the door.

WE HAVE SOME GOOD SPACE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO PAY AT THE DOOR

Your RSVP is only valid to reserve a spot if you pay in advance

You will get:

- A seat to watch the movie

- A coupon for one drink (wine, beer, soft drink, etc).

- Conversation/social before and after movie! Chance to mingle and meet others and make new friends!

Note about tipping: Tips to bartender or waitress are not included. Please kindly tip him when you redeem the drink coupon

If you arrive after 7.00 pm, price will be $10 (even if you arrive after movie ended), a drink is included

No PayPal? No credit card? No problem. Please read ---> HERE

Read about Payment Confirmations ---> HERE

IMPORTANT NOTES

1) MEMBER-ONLY EVENT: You can´t bring guests that are NOT members of our group. Please ask any guests you want to bring to become members before attending. This is essential and is due to terms beyond my control long to explain here. NO EXCEPTIONS.

2) PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE LATE. Be considered to other members & organizers!.

3) Please turn off your cell phone/beeper when movie starts

See you!

Nestor