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Finding Home "Under the Same Moon": A Movie That Still Tugs at Every Heartstring
The 2007 film Bajo la misma luna (Under the Same Moon), directed by Patricia Riggen bajo la misma luna pelicula
- Rosario works illegally in the United States (Los Angeles), cleaning houses and sending money back home to Mexico, hoping to one day bring her son to live with her.
- Carlitos, her 9-year-old son, lives in Mexico with his grandmother. After she passes away, he decides to embark on a dangerous journey across the border to find his mother in L.A.
- The narrative alternates between Rosario’s difficult life as an undocumented immigrant and Carlitos’ perilous journey, often guided by the belief that as long as they can both see the moon, they are still connected.
1. El costo emocional de la migración
La película evita caer en demagogias. Muestra que, aunque la migración ofrece oportunidades económicas, el costo psicológico en los niños (conocido como "síndrome de la migración") es devastador. Finding Home "Under the Same Moon": A Movie