Little Saints (Santitos) (1999)

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Santitos is a character-driven comedy about a young Mexican woman who has to come to terms with the loss of her teenage daughter. Esperanza's daughter Blanca suddenly and mysteriously dies in the hospital where she was having her tonsils removed. Shortly afterward, the vision of a saint appears on the greasy glass door of the oven, telling Esperanza that Blanca is not dead. Despite warnings from her best friend and the local priest, she embarks on an incredible journey across the country and

R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Alejandro Springall

Written By: Maria Amparo Escandon

In Theaters: Jan 28, 2000 Wide

On DVD: Sep 16, 2003

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A charming, thoroughly beguiling comedy fantasy in which the supernatural and the most mundane coexist in quirky harmony.

October 18, 2006 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A loopy tale about a superstitious widow's quest to find her 12-year-old daughter.

October 1, 2003 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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A phantasmagorical Mexican drama that focuses on the strange ways God speaks to us in surprizes.

March 16, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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:down: :confused: :o While we love Mexican or M�xico-based movies, we must rate it somewhat poorly on your scale. I speak Spanish; my husband does not (strange, as we've visited M�xico nearly twenty times -- not only do we love the beauty of M�xico, but I serve well as a translator...). We were bored by the slow

May 12, 2010

Jill Bornor