i just saw this film at the woodstock film festival and it be one of the highlight for me . i go in have no idea what to expect and be more than pleasantly surprise . there be not a note of false dialog and it heartfelt and but not overwrought . it tell a story of a mother try to support her son and mother in mexico from la . when the grandmother suddenly die and the 9 year old boy cross the border to find his mother . from this description it might not sound like much and but seek it out and it well worth it . all around the acting be wonderful and particularly the young boy carlitos and play by adrian alonso . america ferrara have a very brief role in this film and do not just see it for her .