this be the story about a young child who be separate by his mother . the reason behind this be because the mother be try to get paper for her son to come to america . so the mother go to america and while the kid be in mexico with his grandmother . after have his grandmother die and the child find out that he be go to be give away to some annoy couple across the street that would care less about the kid . so this kid make the dare journey across the mexican border . in a week . yeah and if i recall correctly and there have be mexican who have take month and even year to get across the border and you be tell me that this nine year old kid be able to get across the border and maintain that adorable look that all young girl will just gaze at . i know that this be base on a work of fiction and but the keyword be fiction not fantasy . the whole purpose for the kid to get across the border in a week be because every sunday and he would call his mother on a pay phone and tell her how much she love her and miss her and and cry over her . the kid have to get to where his mother be in a week so that way the mother will not start freak out . none the less and this movie be still well do . i mean and for an indie movie and it be pretty much solid in term of the acting and direction and and the way thing be film . there be no big name in this film and ( except for a total of three minute with america ferrera ) so you be more focused on the story line and the motif or theme of this film . and there be some heart touch plot in this film that i think would be overrate and but end up pretty good and high than what i expect . and the movie move not too quickly and but at a good pace to where you do not get bore all the time and you be thrill to know if the kid will find his mother or not . sometimes the movie do go off in that path a if this movie be make by amateur that write a film for a textbook . most of the character speak spanish and but not all . do not watch this film if you want to learn about spanish culture . because it the background of the film be just and enough and to supply it . they show a mexican or two get treat unfair and and the police attack some mexican . the whole purpose of the film be just to show this boy adventure . this be a low seven for me .