La misma luna (2007)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Patricia Riggen

Writer (WGA):

Ligiah Villalobos (written by)

Release Date:

20 March 2008 (Mexico)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A boy living in Mexico crosses the Mexican/US Border to reunite with his mother.

Plot:

A young Mexican boy travels to the U.S. to find his mother after his grandmother passes away.

Plot Keywords:

Boy | Travel | Illegal Immigrant | Illegal Immigration | Mexican Border

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Adrian Alonso	...	Carlos Reyes 'Carlitos'
Kate del Castillo	...	Rosario
Eugenio Derbez	...	Enrique
Maya Zapata	...	Alicia
Carmen Salinas	...	Doña Carmen 'La Coyota'
Angelina Peláez	...	Benita Reyes
Gabriel Porras	...	Paco
America Ferrera	...	Marta
Jesse Garcia	...	David
María Rojo	...	Reyna
Ignacio Guadalupe	...	Leonardo
Pailo Heitz	...	Billy
Mário Almada	...	Padrino
Ernesto D'Alessio	...	Oscar
Isaac Bravo	...	Chito

Also Known As:

Under the Same Moon (La misma luna) (USA) (new title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic elements.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

Mexico | USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43699) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Hong Kong:I | Argentina:13 | Peru:PT | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Creando Films

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-03-22)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Exhaled

don't let the politics keep you away from this beautiful film

Do not let the idea of illegal immigration keep you from this film. If you are strongly against illegal immigration, I still recommend watching the film. Overall, it was done extremely well. So even if you are against the characters crossing the border illegally, the movie still won't disappoint. It's extremely touching and the main story is just a son trying to get back to his mother, but faces many obstacles (the border, money issues, untrustworthy people) on the way. It's a lot better than a lot of the American movies that have been coming out weekly. However many people have complained about the reality of such events and the protocol at the Mexico-US border checkpoint, my only advice is to remember that it is a FILM! it never said it was a documentary, so aside from the several "unrealistic" events, the film is lovely and i do recommend it for everyone. if you want to see the more realistic ongoings, please watch Wetback, a documentary on undocumented immigrants from their homeland and crossing to America.