Elpidia Carrillo

Nine Lives -- Nine friends are stranded in an isolated Scottish manor house when a centuries-old spirit is unleashed. Only one will survive.

Nine Lives -- Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.

Harry Burk Jr. and the American ambassador are kidnapped by Colombian drug dealers seeking the release of some colleagues jailed in the U.S. Unfortunately for the hostages, the U.S. government refuses to get involved. Robert Duvall is hired as a mercenary to rescue the hostage.

A tiny town in New Mexico is turned upside down when the face of Jesus Christ appears on a tortilla in the towns only restaurant. Word of this miracle spreads like wildfire and people come from all over to worship, gawk, and to take advantage of the frenzy. Ideas of expansion and franchising abound, with everyone wanting to claim the tortilla for themselves. Soon the tortilla is merchandising heaven, complete with mugs and memorabilia. George Lopez, Jose Zuniga, and Olivia Hussey co-star in this comedy where family is against family, friends are against friends, and life becomes Tortilla Hell.

A tiny town in New Mexico is turned upside down when the face of Jesus Christ appears on a tortilla in the towns only restaurant. Word of this miracle spreads like wildfire and people come from all over to worship, gawk, and to take advantage of the frenzy. Ideas of expansion and franchising abound, with everyone wanting to claim the tortilla for themselves. Soon the tortilla is merchandising heaven, complete with mugs and memorabilia. George Lopez, Jose Zuniga, and Olivia Hussey co-star in this comedy where family is against family, friends are against friends, and life becomes Tortilla Hell.

Nine Lives is an award winning, moving exploration of the individual experiences of nine everyday women as told through nine single unbroken takes. As characters from one story reappear in supporting roles in others, director Rodrigo Garcia interweaves a grand tapestry of storytelling as he reveals nine unique women who meet the travails and disappointments of life with a resilience that is at once heartening and heartbreaking.

Nine friends are stranded in an isolated Scottish manor house when a centuries' old spirit is unleashed. Only one will survive.

This series of revealing vignettes from writer-director Rodrigo Garcia (Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her) peers into the private lives of nine women who are each pointed toward a different destiny. The all-star ensemble cast includes Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Glenn Close, Dakota Fanning, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Holly Hunter, Mary Kay Place, Sissy Spacek and Robin Wright Penn -- with Joe Mantegna and Aidan Quinn providing the testosterone.

Nine friends are stranded in an isolated Scottish manor house when a centuries-old spirit is unleashed. Only one will survive.

Nine friends are stranded in an isolated Scottish manor house when a centuries-old spirit is unleashed. Only one will survive.

Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.

Rodrigo Garcia takes an unusual look into the lives of nine different women in this episodic drama. Each of the film's nine sequences has been staged as a single shot, using the Steadicam system to allow the camera to follow the action without cuts.