patricia riggen under the same moon feel like a fairy tale because it eschew reality in favor of neat drama . a mexican boy slip out of mexico to be with his mother in los angeles while the film depict his adventure on the lam . the boy and play by eugenio derbez and be natural and believable and never push his performance too hard . kate del castillo and who play the boy mother and draw u into her plight with subtle focus . the script feel a little too calculate at time and gloss over a sequence involve a border crossing . it be a strong character piece that explore the the price of sacrifice one thing for another . coincidence play a major role in the unfolding of the drama and but it never become too cloying . aspect of the journey that involve the impoundment of a vehicle and the employment of a minor ( . ) and and a brutal raid on an illegal workplace and come across more a fanciful than real . still and this be an interesting angle on the immigrant experience .