Casa de los Babys is a 2003 drama film written, directed, and edited by filmmaker John Sayles. It features an ensemble cast, including Marcia Gay Harden, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Daryl Hannah. The film tells the story of six white American women, all but one over thirty, impatiently waiting out their lengthy residency requirements in an unidentified South American country before picking up their adoptive babies. The film was first presented at the Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2003. The film was screened at various film festivals, including the Toronto Film Festival, Canada; the Istanbul... FilmOctober Film Week, Turkey; and others. It opened both in New York City and Los Angeles on September 19, 2003. The first week's gross was $36,456 and the total receipts for the run were $475,940. In its widest release the film was featured in 71 theaters. The motion picture was in circulation 10 weeks.
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| Release date: | 2003 |
| Directed by: | John Sayles |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 95 Minutes |
| Producer: | Caroline Kaplan, Alejandro Springall |
| Editor: | John Sayles |
| Music by: | Mason Daring |
| Estimated budget: | $800,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |