While is inherently political due to its subject matter, it is not a political manifesto. It is a humanist drama. The film shines a light on the "push and pull" factors of migration.
Rosario leaves her son Carlitos in Mexico to work in the U.S., hoping to build a better future for both of them. She sends money and calls every Sunday from a payphone. Years pass. When Carlitos’s grandmother passes away, 9-year-old Carlitos decides to cross the border illegally to reunite with his mother. la misma luna pelicula
También se consigue en DVD/Blu-ray y, ocasionalmente, en la televisión abierta durante fechas patrias o ciclos de cine mexicano. While is inherently political due to its subject
This duality is what makes so powerful. It acknowledges the systemic brokenness of immigration laws while focusing Rosario leaves her son Carlitos in Mexico to work in the U
En taquilla, recaudó más de $23 millones de dólares a nivel mundial frente a un presupuesto de apenas $3.5 millones, convirtiéndose en un éxito comercial independiente.