Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 03/19/08 (Limited) 04/18/08 (St, Louis) Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic elements Running Time 1hour 49 minutes Genre Drama Director Patricia Riggen Writer Ligiah Villalobos Cast America Ferrera, Adrian Alonso, Jesse Garcia, Kate del Castillo, Eugenio Derbez, Maya Zapata, Carmen Salinas Studio Fox Searchlight |
UNDER THE SAME MOON (2008)
SYNOPSIS
UNDER THE SAME MOON (LA MISMA LUNA) earned
a standing ovation at the 2007 Sundance Film
Festival for its poignant, emotionally rich tale of a
mother and son living on opposite sides of the U.S.-
Mexico border connected by an enduring love. In
her feature film debut, director Patricia Riggen
weaves their parallel stories into a vividly textured
tapestry of yearning and devotion that portrays a
child’s courage and tenacity, and a mother’s
sacrifice.
Nine-year-old Carlos aka Carlitos (Adrián Alonso,
THE MASK OF ZORRO) is one of the countless
children left behind by parents who come to the U.
S. seeking a way to provide for their families. His
mother, Rosario (Kate del Castillo, BORDERTOWN)
has worked illegally as a domestic in Los Angeles
for four years, sending money home to her son
and mother to give them a chance at a better life.
When the death of his grandmother leaves young
Carlitos alone, he takes his fate into his own
hands and heads north across the border to find
his mother. As he journeys from his rural Mexican
village to the L.A. barrio, Carlitos faces seemingly
UNDER THE SAME MOON (LA MISMA LUNA) earned
a standing ovation at the 2007 Sundance Film
Festival for its poignant, emotionally rich tale of a
mother and son living on opposite sides of the U.S.-
Mexico border connected by an enduring love. In
her feature film debut, director Patricia Riggen
weaves their parallel stories into a vividly textured
tapestry of yearning and devotion that portrays a
child’s courage and tenacity, and a mother’s
sacrifice.
Nine-year-old Carlos aka Carlitos (Adrián Alonso,
THE MASK OF ZORRO) is one of the countless
children left behind by parents who come to the U.
S. seeking a way to provide for their families. His
mother, Rosario (Kate del Castillo, BORDERTOWN)
has worked illegally as a domestic in Los Angeles
for four years, sending money home to her son
and mother to give them a chance at a better life.
When the death of his grandmother leaves young
Carlitos alone, he takes his fate into his own
hands and heads north across the border to find
his mother. As he journeys from his rural Mexican
village to the L.A. barrio, Carlitos faces seemingly
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insurmountable obstacles with a steely determination and unfettered optimism that earn him the
grudging respect and affection of a reluctant protector, a middle-aged migrant worker named Enrique
(Eugenio Derbez, PADRE NUESTRO). The unlikely pair finds its way from Tucson to East L.A., but the only
clue Carlitos has to his mother’s whereabouts is her description of the street corner from which she
has called him each Sunday for the last four years. Unaware that Rosario is only hours away from
returning to Mexico to be with her son, Carlitos and Enrique desperately comb the vast unfamiliar city
for a place he has seen only in his imagination.-- ©Fox Searchlight
grudging respect and affection of a reluctant protector, a middle-aged migrant worker named Enrique
(Eugenio Derbez, PADRE NUESTRO). The unlikely pair finds its way from Tucson to East L.A., but the only
clue Carlitos has to his mother’s whereabouts is her description of the street corner from which she
has called him each Sunday for the last four years. Unaware that Rosario is only hours away from
returning to Mexico to be with her son, Carlitos and Enrique desperately comb the vast unfamiliar city
for a place he has seen only in his imagination.-- ©Fox Searchlight