Misma luna, La (2007)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Patricia Riggen

Writer (WGA):

Ligiah Villalobos (written by)

Release Date:

20 March 2008 (Mexico)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A boy living in Mexico crosses the Mexican/US Border to reunite with his mother.

Plot:

A young Mexican boy travels to the U.S. to find his mother after his grandmother passes away.

Plot Keywords:

Immigration

Awards:

3 wins

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Kate del Castillo	...	Rosario
Eugenio Derbez	...	Enrique
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mário Almada	...	Padrino
Adrian Alonso	...	Carlitos
Isaac Bravo	...	Chito
Ernesto D'Alessio	...	Oscar
Los Tigres del Norte	...	Themselves
Julie Dove	...	El Paso Bus Station Announcer (voice)
America Ferrera	...	Marta
J. Teddy Garces	...	Police Officer Jones
Jesse Garcia	...	David
Ignacio Guadalupe	...	Leonardo
Pailo Heitz	...	Billy
Boris Kievsky	...	Russian Taxi Driver
Yvette Mercedes	...	Boarder Patrol Agent
Maria Moreno	...	Border Patrol Announcer (voice)
Lil Steve Niel	...	Police Officer Bacci
Angelina Peláez	...	Benita Reyes
Gabriel Porras	...	Paco
Guillermo Ríos	...	Guero
Jorge Rojas	...	Mr. Snyder
María Rojo	...	Reyna
Bob Saldana	...	Shifty LA Latino
Carmen Salinas	...	Dona Carmen "La Coyota"
Gustavo Sánchez Parra	...	Manuel
Jacqueline Voltaire	...	Mrs.McKenzie
Maya Zapata	...	Alicia

Also Known As:

Under the Same Moon (La misma luna) (USA) (new title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic elements.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

Mexico | USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43699) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Hong Kong:I | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Creando Films

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the scene where Carlitos comes out the back of the restaurant after his father doesn't show up, the sign says "Personal" instead of "Personel."

Movie Connections:

References Cars (2006)

Soundtrack:

Exhaled

Excellent, touching, just incredible performances.

I love this movie, and I'm sure anyone who is a mother,a father, a son, a daughter, would love this movie. The dialogue just feels so real, sincere because this story is just like the story of many people around the world. Yes, it is about Mexican immigrants, but you don't have to be Mexican nor even an immigrant to feel a connection with the characters. Many people have to move from their origin country to another country for many reasons, work, school, health, and sometimes they leave behind their loved ones. The movie is about love, family and dreams. If you decide to go and see it at the theater be prepared to laugh, and to cry oh yeah you will cry a lot. When I went to see it I cried, many people cried I was surprised to see that even children cried because they got so emotional with this film. I highly recommend this film.