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Plot:
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 (AdrianAlonso, 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
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.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Fox Searchlight Pictures
The Weinstein Company
Production Co:
Potomac Pictures
Creando Films
In Association With
Fidecine
Release Date:
March 19, 2008 (Limited)
RELATED LINKS__________
Misc Info
festival.sundance.org
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