Under The Same Moon

Scores of immigrants undergo the same sense of family by working hard and trying to help their loved ones back home. Promises of coming to America, however, can ring hollow and Carlitos feels it’s up to him to see his mom. While Carlitos pines away in his run down Mexican home town mom Rosario is also longing for her boy. Menial jobs working for wealthy white folks do little to lighten her separation from Carlitos and vice versa.

Tensions begin to percolate when Carlitos decides to take matters into his own hands. Tired of waiting for his mom to return home this lad leaves Mexico and heads north. Major trouble develops as Carlitos does his best to cross the border and enter the U.S. – by hook and by crook. Once inside the United States you could say it’s a race against time as both mother and son do what they can to cope, to find each other and to live life to the fullest.

Terrific tension develops as you’re hearts will be pounding away while you watch Carlitos make his move to step foot on America soil. Child star Adrian Alonso (The Mask of Zorro) is nothing short of phenomenal as the kid who won’t give up. Older and wiser Kate del Castillo (Bordertown) plays the perfect mom who must wrestle with her new home and that longing for her family back home. Caught in the middle of this largely forgotten family are a series of people they meet along their journey.

Issues of immigration and illegal entry are front and center in Under the Same Moon. They are tackled with great tact. At the heart of this story, however, is the bond between a mother and child.