Under the Same Moon
2007 · Movie · PG-13 · 106 min · ★ 7.8 · 66% critics
A young child in Mexico is separated from his mother, who works illegally in Los Angeles to send money home and call regularly. When circumstances leave him with no one to rely on, he sets out on a risky journey across the border, meeting strangers who can help or harm him, while his mother struggles to keep going and find a way forward.
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Details
- Original title
- La misma luna
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-07-27
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (323 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a heartfelt, tear-jerking journey about family separation and perseverance, similar in spirit to Instructions Not Included or Gifted; Not for you if you need strict realism, subtle politics, or low sentimentality.
Pros: touching family bond; heartfelt road journey; strong emotional pull | Cons: heavy sentiment; oversimplified immigration themes; some convenient plot turns
Themes
- woman director
Cast & crew
Adrian Alonso
as Carlos 'Carlitos' Reyes
Kate del Castillo
as Rosario
Eugenio Derbez
as Enrique
Maya Zapata
as Alicia
Carmen Salinas
as Doña Carmen 'La Coyota'
Angelina Peláez
as Benita Reyes
- GP
Gabriel Porras
as Paco
America Ferrera
as Martha
María Rojo
as Reyna
Jesse García
as David
Directed by Patricia Riggen