Here and There Reviews
Top CriticBy the end it achieves a poignant, impassioned tone reminiscent of classic neorealism.
Esparza's cast of unknowns is so fresh and raw that the drama could be mistaken for a documentary if the camera work weren't so controlled ...
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| Original Score: 4/5
Award-winning examination of migrant labor would have worked better as a documentary.
If the intent was to keep the characters here just as anonymous as most migrant workers are to prosperous people in the United States, it succeeds: Pedro and his family remain mere sketches.
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| Original Score: 2/5
As simple, straightforward, and elegant as its title.
A quietly devastating exploration of the cruel paradox that, in order to feed their loved ones, emigrants have to leave them behind.
