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WeakGoodWatch scoreSummary
A poor Mexican diver finds a priceless pearl that will change his impoverished family's future -- if he can fend off his own greed and the people trying to take advantage of him.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 39GoodWatch 44
IMDb3.9
Running time
1 h 55 min
A typical length for dramas, +6 min on the typical 109
typical 109115Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 18 more
Released
2001
January 1, 2001
25 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more23 people
- Richard HarrisDr. Karl
- Lukas HaasKino
- TLTere López TarinJuana
- LitefootJuan Tomas
- CSClaudine SosaKino's Mother
- ASAngélica SolerApolonia
- Jorge RiveroCostes
- EDElia DomensainWitch
- Carlos RotzingerSilvino
- ACAlicia CampsCassiana
- Claudio BáezDr. Karl's Servant
- Hugo StiglitzBeggar One
- Justo MartínezBeggar Two
Antonio MonroyBeggar Three- BPBernabe PalmaBeggar Four
- RGRené GaticaPriest
- AFAdela FernándezNurse
Ariane PellicerPatient
Roger CudneyCaptain
Guy De Saint CyrMariano- MGMiguel GurzaRafael
- MRMauricio RoldánSergeant
- LCLaura CarcanoUnion Delegate ANDA
Directing · 1
- Alfredo Zacarías Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- John Steinbeck Novel
Production · 4
- Bronson R. Van Ness Executive Producer
- Alfredo Zacharias Jr. Executive Producer
- Richard De Bois Associate Producer
- Stephanie C. Meyer Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Arturo de la Rosa Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Matthew Booth Editor
Sound · 1
- Igor Khoroshev Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Heather Henderson Costume Design
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