Under the Same Moon

Under the Same Moon (Spanish: (Bajo) La misma luna) is a 2007 drama film directed by Patricia Riggen (in her feature film directorial debut), written by Ligiah Villalobos, and starring Kate del Castillo, Adrián Alonso, and Eugenio Derbez. The film follows nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. To give her son a better life, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while Carlitos stays in Mexico with his grandmother. When unforeseen events unfold, both Rosario and Carlitos undertake separate journeys, striving to reunite. Under the Same Moon premiered on January 21, 2007, at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received a standing ovation. It was released in the United States by Fox Searchlight Pictures and The Weinstein Company on March 19, 2008, and in Mexico by 20th Century Fox the following day. It received generally favorable reviews. Critics praised the film's ability to humanize the U.S. immigration debate but noted that its sentimental approach softens the harsher realities of the issue.