Immigrant movie gets the thumbs-up

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Kevin Thomas commends Christopher Zalla’s ‘Sangre de Mi Sangre,’ a movie about illegal immigrants living in New York, in this Los Angeles Times review.

He describes the movie, which translates as ‘Blood of My Blood,’ as ‘a great, impassioned immigrant odyssey in which the desperation of illegal immigrants to make it across the Mexico border at any cost drives a compelling, suspenseful fable of innocence and betrayal.’

‘Sangre de Mi Sangre’ is the latest film to tackle the hot-button issue of immigration on the movie screen.

Earlier this year, ‘La Misma Luna’ (Under the Same Moon) hit theaters, and dealt with the issue of families separated by borders. Click here to read our feature story and watch a video interview with direct Patricia Riggen and writer Ligiah Villalobos.

-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City