We rented this movie on the recommendation of my son as he heard about it in his Spanish class.

It is about a little boy named Carlos played by Adrian Alonso who lives with his grandmother in Mexico while his mother works in the United States trying to earn enough money to bring him to the States to live with her.

In a nutshell, the grandmother dies and the movie is about how Carlos risks his life crossing the border and then how he tries to find his way back to his mother.

A warm and feel good type of movie that encourages us to examine and appreciate the small gifts in our own life which we may already have but take for granted.  For example living with the ones you love most.

Personally I don’t understand the anger in the politics of immigration control and think instead of looking at the situation from the outside in,  one should stop and watch a movie like this to see it from the inside out.  What a whole new perspective you get when the shoe is on the other foot.

Adrian Alonso gave a solid performance for one so young and carried his part well.

A great family movie and well worth the watch.

Title: La misa luna / Under the Same Moon

Director: Patricia Riggen

Writer: Ligiah Villalobos

Starring: Adrian Alonso and Kate del Castillo

Genre: Drama

Language: Spanish

Released: 2007