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Without a Trace

Play trailer Poster for Without a Trace Released Sep 23, 2000 1h 45m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Spanish art dealer Ana (Aitana Sánchez-Gijón) crosses into Mexico from Texas and is quickly picked up by border guard Mendizábel (Jesús Ochoa), who salaciously accuses her of smuggling. Meanwhile, seamstress Aurelia (Tiaré Scanda) is stealing the car of her criminal boyfriend Saul (Martín Altomaro) so that she can escape with her infant son. The two women run in to each other and form an uneasy friendship as they race across Mexico, avoiding the sleazy men who are chasing them.

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B. Ruby Rich The Nation In this breezy road movie, Novaro finds plenty of opportunities to poke delicious fun at the state of affairs in her country. Feb 25, 2020 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A Mexican Thelma and Louise, but without the same hard-edge. Rated: C+ Feb 13, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member With this film about two women trying to escape their fates and uniting through adversity, Maria Novaro presents us a beautiful film about the female condition in 21st century Mexico. Done with a lot of attention to details and offering the two lead actresses an excellent opportunity to question the gender roles and issues women are facing today, this film is an enjoyable and entertaining social depiction that should make you think about a thing or two when it comes to women. Nice film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member brilliant movie, excellently conceived, directed and acted; the DVD I saw has the English title "Without a Trace" and a very well-crafted English subtitle translation. But I guess that title confuses it with another movie. This is a road movie with many twists; if you understand the Mexican Spanish, you'll get even more out of the excellent characterization of race and class and life in Mexico in the year 2000. Three of us watched it together and all agreed that this is world-class cinema. Bravo! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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María Novaro

Director

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Ana

Tiaré Scanda

Aurelia

Jesús Ochoa

Mendizábel

Martín Altomaro

Saúl

Dulce Kuri

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Synopsis Spanish art dealer Ana (Aitana Sánchez-Gijón) crosses into Mexico from Texas and is quickly picked up by border guard Mendizábel (Jesús Ochoa), who salaciously accuses her of smuggling. Meanwhile, seamstress Aurelia (Tiaré Scanda) is stealing the car of her criminal boyfriend Saul (Martín Altomaro) so that she can escape with her infant son. The two women run in to each other and form an uneasy friendship as they race across Mexico, avoiding the sleazy men who are chasing them.
Director
María Novaro
Producer
Dulce Kuri
Screenwriter
María Novaro
Production Co
Tornasol Films S.A.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 23, 2000, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 13, 2007
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Surround