The main characters in the film are a mother and a son who have been apart for four years and counting. Rosario (Kate del Castillo) crossed the border illegally four years earlier seeking to provide a better life for her family. She reluctantly left her 5 year old son, Carlitos (Adrian Alonso), behind in Mexico to be cared for by family members.
Reassured by a weekly phone call of the love his mother has for him, Carlitos faithfully accepts his mother's reassurance that they will be together again as soon as she can make it possible. Briefly following his 9th birthday, a life changing event sends young Carlitos to bring them back together sooner rather than later.
The rest of the film delivers a masterful tale of the independent efforts of mother and son to reunite, documenting the challenges, unlikely heros, and fearful opposition along the way. The performances are the type that make you fall in love with the cast and inevitably take the audience along for the stirring journey. This film will inspire even the most unsuspecting watchers.
A foreign film in Spanish with English subtitles, the movie transitions seamlessly from scene to scene with zero difficulty in understanding the pure messages that were so beautifully crafted for the silver screen. My heart was touched by the story, I was inspired by the drive fueled by true, honest family love, and I will continue to seek out true gems like this one that help us to see that no man made border will ever be able to separate a divinely created people.
