Under the Same Moon is a very heartrending movie. Rosria, the mother, entered the United States illegally and was working for very wealthy individuals in LA. She was trying to provide a better life for her son. She could not bring her son with her to the US because it would have been too dangerous. In addition, she would have no one to care for him while she was working.
Mexico is a very poor country. Rosria was a single mother. She may not have been able to find employment in Mexico, and if she did it was not enough to make ends meet. Furthermore, the grandmother, Bonita, was elderly and in poor health. No doubt, she could not work for a living. Rosria was taking care of her mother and her son.
Rosria had confidence in Bonita that she would provide the nurturing her son would need to grow and mature. However, there are many times throughout the movie where you can see her heart is broken to not be with her son. The weekly phone call was heart breaking. Rosria would write "Carlos" in the soap when she would clean. She would be tearful when watching a mother kiss her child goodnight. They would look at the moon at night and know they were both under the same moon. Ultimately, Rosria decided to leave everything behind and go back to be with her son, leaving behind a promising relationship and job opportunities.
Carlos was a strong self driven boy of 9 years. He thought he was grown. He wanted to be with his mother more than anything. He was willing to risk all his money and his life to be with her. At one point he felt she did not love him.
It is hard to say if a mother in the US would do the same. I don't feel there is anything that would separate me from my children. However, I have never been in that kind of hopeless situation. No doubt, when Rosria left Carlos she did not feel it would be that long of a separation.
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