Under the Same Moon (2007)

A young Mexican boy illegally travels to the U.S. to find his mother (who is illegally in the U.S.) after his grandmother passes away.

Director:

Patricia Riggen

Writer:

Ligiah Villalobos

Stars:

Eugenio Derbez, Kate del Castillo, Adrian Alonso

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adrian Alonso	...	Carlos Reyes 'Carlitos' (as Adrián Alonso)
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	...	Martha
Jesse Garcia	...	David
María Rojo	...	Reyna
Ignacio Guadalupe	...	Leonardo Sánchez Nava
Pailo Heitz	...	Billy
Mario Almada	...	Padrino
Ernesto D'Alessio	...	Oscar Ponce
Isaac Bravo	...	Chito

Storyline

UNDER THE SAME MOON (LA MISMA LUNA) tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mother cares for Carlitos back in Mexico. Unexpected circumstances drive both Rosario and Carlitos to embark on their own journeys in a desperate attempt to reunite. Along the way, mother and son face challenges and obstacles but never lose hope that they will one day be together again.

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Plot Keywords:

title directed by female | mexican | boy | mexico | f rated | 

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Taglines:

A boy crosses the Mexican/US border to reunite with his mother who is living in Los Angeles

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic elements

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [United States]

Country:

Mexico USA

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

4 April 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Under the Same Moon

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,770,000, 23 March 2008, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$12,589,108, 13 July 2008

Company Credits

Production Co:

Creando Films,Fidecine,Potomac Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the beginning of the film, Carlos has his ninth birthday (at 05:54), but Adrian Alonso, the actor portraying that role, turned twelve eighteen days before the film shoot began.

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Goofs

"Señora Esnaide" is a phonetic (to the Mexican ear) spelling of "Señora Snyder"; you'd probably find "Señora McKenzie" at the number for "Señora Maqjuensi", as well.

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Quotes

Carlos Reyes 'Carlitos': My mom said that...
Carlos Reyes 'Carlitos': when I missed her...
Carlos Reyes 'Carlitos': I should look at the moon...
Carlos Reyes 'Carlitos': 'cause she'd be looking at it too...
Carlos Reyes 'Carlitos': so I could feel close to her...
Carlos Reyes 'Carlitos': and not be so sad.

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Drillbit Taylor/The Hammer/Sleepwalking/The Grand/Under the Same Moon (2008)

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Soundtracks

Yippy Dippy (Pigmix)
Written by Willie Aron & Josef Peters (as Joey Peters)
Performed by Willie Aron & Josef Peters (as Joey Peters)
Editora: Hollywod Indian Music (BMI) / Monkeyfactory (BMI) / Mango Boy Music (BMI)
Cortesía de: Pigfactory USA

User Reviews

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.