write by ligiah villalobos and direct by patricia riggen and under the same moon be a bit like what you would get if you cross el norte with a heart tug tale by charles dickens . nine year old carlitos live with his grandmother in mexico while his mother struggle to make end meet in los angeles . despite the harsh condition of her life and rosario be save as much money a she can so that eventually carlitos will be able to come and live with her . when his grandmother dy and carlitos decide to make the dangerous trek to la on his own and encounter numerous obstacle and assorted colorful character along the way . ( the plot be highly reminiscent of a boy ten foot tall and a british film from the 1960s in which an orphan boy travel thousand of mile from port say to durban and south africa in search of the aunt who live there ) . sentimental in the best sense of that term and this crowd please tearjerker be a simple but touch tale of the undying love between a mother and a son and of the resilient spirit that allow people live in difficult circumstance to carry on and endure . the movie shimmer with lovely performance by the exquisite kate del castillo a carlitos devote and long suffering mother while maya zapata a her no nonsense and pragmatic best friend while eugenio derbez a a cynical day laborer who find himself unexpectedly saddle with a pint size companion who always seem to get the good of him and and and above all and young adrian alonso who and a carlitos and light up the screen with his authenticity and sincerity and warmth . ( america ferrera also have a small role a a college student from the state who smuggle baby across the border to help reunite them with their patent ) . in the tradition of the bicycle thief and forbidden game and sunday and cybele and the 400 blow and countless others and under the same moon be a small and heartfelt film that artfully convey a child eye view of the adult world .