''Love for Rent'' is a 2005 American-Colombian

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed by Shane Edelman. It stars

Angie Cepeda Angélica María Cepeda Jiménez (born 2 August 1974), professionally known as Angie Cepeda, is a Colombian actress. She is best known for her roles in the telenovela '' Pobre Diabla'' and the films '' Captain Pantoja and the Special Services'' ...

Ken Marino Kenneth Joseph Marino (born December 19, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He was a cast member on MTV's ''The State'' and has starred in shows such as '' Party Down'', '' Marry Me'', '' Burning Love'', and '' Chil ...

Nora Dunn Nora Dunn (born April 29, 1952) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch variety TV series '' Saturday Night Live'' from 1985 to 1990, Dr. Reynolds in ''The Nanny'' (1998-1999), and Muriel in '' Home Economic ...

, and Martita Roca.

Plot

Sofia (Angie Cepeda) is a Colombian college student who is struggling with immigration issues in Los Angeles and decides to become a

surrogate mother Surrogacy is an arrangement, often supported by a legal agreement, whereby a woman agrees to delivery/labour for another person or people, who will become the child's parent(s) after birth. People may seek a surrogacy arrangement when pregnan ...

for a wealthy couple.

Cast

as Sofia *

as Dr. Neil Gardner * Martita Roca as Monica *

as Helen Bauman *

Jim Piddock Jim Piddock (born April 8, 1956) is an English actor, producer and writer who began his career on the stage in the United Kingdom before emigrating to the United States in 1981. Personal life Piddock was born on April 8, 1956, in Rochester, Ke ...

as Frank Bauman *

Max Burkholder Maxwell Henry Wolf Burkholder (born November 1, 1997) is an American actor most notable for his role as Max Braverman in the comedic television drama on NBC, '' Parenthood''. Prior to that, he became known as a voice actor for his roles as Chomp ...

as Max * Brad Rowe as Jesse * Richard Speight Jr. as George * Hunter Johnson as Zoe

Awards

New York International Latino Film Festival The New York International Latino Film Festival is a major Hispanic film festival located in New York City. The festival features over sixty films, shorts, and documentaries over the course of six days, along with other events focused on Latino cult ...

: Won “Audience Award” for Best Feature Film (2005)Love for Rent
Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 2011

Independent reviews

DVD Verdict: Love for Rent

References

External links

* 2005 films 2005 romantic comedy films Colombian comedy films American romantic comedy films 2000s American films {{2000s-romantic-comedy-film-stub