Maria Full of Grace was a film about a young pregnant Columbian girl who finds herself looking for money and becomes a drug mule. She travels to New York where she sees all of the opportunities her baby would have if she continued to live there. After facing several unexpected circumstances, she chooses to remain in New York.
This film reflects the cultural differences between the United States and Columbia. In Columbia, they lack the educational opportunities that children in the United States take for granted. While many children in the united states attend school daily, Maria is forced to work in a floral factory where she unfortunately is treated unfairly. Her future does not include college or time for explorationm but continuous working to support her family. She is paid minimum wage at her job, and the only opportunity she has to make more money is to become a drug mule. It is sad to see how people in Clumbia have so little opportunities and have to make such great sacrifices to support their families.
Their health care system is much different as well. While in New York she decides to go to the doctor to get an update about her baby. In comparison to Columbia, she did not have the resources to go to the doctor for a check up. Since Maria did not have the opportunity to continue with her education she is forced to work a low income job, only to later to have to give the money to her sister.
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