by sweetladyjane
@ Saturday, Jul. 12, 2008 - 15:36:28
"Under the Same Moon"
This is the story of a boy whose mother is an illegal immigrant working in the states. He lives with his grandmother in Mexico and when she dies he decides he will cross the border to find his mother.
This is a very good movie, the brutality of a journey such as this is softened to allow family viewing. It highlights, again in a softened form, the injustices faced by those who are working illegally in this country, and presents them as real people to those who might forget this.
Again you can watch this with your kids, though really young ones will not appreciate it and would be bored. You will come away feeling good and if you're like me, teary.
12/07/08 @ 16:52