I liked this movie a lot. Cataline Sandino Moreno gives a moving performance (now I understand why she was an Oscar nominee) as a desperate teen willing to risk everything for a better life. Some of the movie was hard to watch because it was shocking to see what people do to smuggle drugs across countries. It's a very dangerous and disturbing way to make money. It was also interesting to see how difficult and scary it must be for illegal immigrants to come to the US completely alone without understanding English. Really good movie! I highly recommend it.

Netflix Synopsis: Maria Full of Grace is the harrowing story of an atypical drug-running "mule." Maria Alvarez (Catalina Sandino Moreno, whose portrayal earned her an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead) is a smart, independent 17-year-old girl from Colombia who agrees to smuggle a half-kilo of heroin into the United States for a shot at a normal existence in the magical land of "El Norte" -- where she imagines the city streets must be paved with gold.

The movie is in Spanish with English subtitles.