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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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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? Written by <[email protected]>
Just watched this film on TV and love it. Tilda Swinton's acting is extremely good here. Most actresses tend to over-act in such a role but Tilda's acting is just perfect. The story line is good, fast moving and interesting. Good directing also judging from the high acting standard as a whole here. Surprised that this movie did not win any other awards other than the British. The movie happened in United States and Mexico and good choice of filming sites. Only thing I can suggest is to have a more dynamic tittle for the film. I have not watched this film until now because I was not aware it was going to be such a nice thriller type of film.