October 28, 2004
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Ximena Ayala,
Nancy Gutierrez,
Arcelia Ramirez,
Maria Rojo,
Luis Fernando Pena
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Unhappy with her family life, dirt-poor teenager Yessica finds solace in a close friendship with shy, middle-class Miriam. But the passionate bond between the girls shatters when Yessica's stepbrother... read more
DVD Release Date: April 28, 2009
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October 28, 2004
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly
This powerfully rough slice of neo-realism, hitched to soapy melodrama, puts a heartbreakingly human face on the widespread problem of sexual assault in Mexico, especially as it applies to vulnerable ... Full Review
October 16, 2004
Jules Brenner, Cinema Signals
Lest you think this a story about flowers and fragrances, let me dash the image. This is not pretty and doesn't smell so nice. Full Review
June 18, 2003
Tom Dawson, BBC
It offers a powerful critique of a brutally exploitative, macho society in which women are disdainfully treated as inferior citizens. Full Review
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