
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 da... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| SSG SyndicateSusan GrangerEvoking memories of 'Cinema Paradiso,' it's a gem - one of those rare films that truly touch your heart. |
| Boxoffice MagazineTim CogshellMostly the movie floats on the sincerity of Alonso as Carlitos, who is incapable of doing or saying anything that one does not believe, and del Castillo as his young, hardworking mother. |
| USA TodayClaudia PuigA powerful and evocative account of the efforts undertaken to forge a perilous mother-and-child reunion. Told in Spanish with English subtitles, it is a moving tale of yearning, as well as unflagging courage and determination. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternUnder the Same Moon comes most vividly to life when Adrian Alonso is on the screen. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerThe filmmakers are smart enough – or cynical enough – to realize that we don't watch movies like Under the Same Moon in order to be surprised. We go to them for a good cry. |
| Ebert & RoeperRichard RoeperI thought we had some really fine performances here. |
| OregonianGrant ButlerFirst-time director Patricia Riggen uses parallel story lines to tell the mother's and son's tales...It's a storytelling technique that's meant to emphasize how mother and son are utterly unaware of the other's struggles, but instead it robs the plot of tension, making the inevitable reunion seem schmaltzy. |
| Hollywood.comPete HammondA beautifully rendered, unforgettable story of the invincible bond between a mother and son. |
| San Diego MetropolitanJean LowerisonThe argument of Under the Same Moon isn't news to anyone living near the border, but it does present the migrants' problems well and poignantly. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansThis kid is so plucky and cute and charming, it's impossible not to fall in love with him. |