Movie
My Life Inside
Powerful, heartbreaking, infuriating true story
Rosa is a Mexican woman who, at the age of 17, migrated illegally to Austin, Texas. Some years later, she was jailed under suspicion of murder and then taken to trial. This film demonstrates how the judicial process, the verdict, the separation from her family, and the helplessness of being imprisoned in a foreign country make Rosa’s story an example of the hard life of Mexican migrants in the United States.
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My Life Inside was released January 16, 2007. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Rosa is a Mexican woman who, at the age of 17, migrated illegally to Austin, Texas. Some years later, she was jailed under suspicion of murder and then taken to trial. This film demonstrates how the judicial process, the verdict, the separation from her family, and the helplessness of being imprisoned in a foreign country make Rosa’s story an example of the hard life of Mexican migrants in the United States.
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Credits
- Directed by
- Lucía Gajá
- Written by
- Lucía Gajá
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Spanish
- Original title
- Mi vida dentro
Production
- Ultra FilmsMexico
Instituto Mexicano de CinematografíaMexico