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Against the Wind (2010)

Against the Wind poster
Original title
Viento en contra
Directed by
Walter Doehner
Genre
drama film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film centers on a woman dealing with personal challenges and relationships. It follows her struggles and choices as she tries to move forward.

dramaticemotionalearnestintimaterestrainedfocusedreflective

What happens

Bárbara Mori Ochoa (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbaɾβaɾa ˈmoɾjoˈtʃoa]) (born 2 February 1978) is a Uruguayan-born Mexican actress, model, producer, and writer. She is best known for playing the main character in the 2004 telenovela Rubí, one of the most successful telenovelas of all time. Since 2005, she has appeared as the lead in several Hollywood and Bollywood films, including My Brother's Wife (2005), Violanchelo (2008), Insignificant Things (2008), produced by Guillermo del Toro, Kites (2010), Cantinflas (2014), and Treintona, soltera y fantástica (2016). Mori started her career in 1992 as a fashion model at the age of 14. Later she became an actress when she co-starred in 1997 on the smash TV-hit Mirada de mujer with TV Azteca; then, she starred in the telenovela Azul Tequila (1998). She has also appeared in several lists as one of the most beautiful Mexican actresses of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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