Very interesting movie. It shows the straggles a family goes through to barely make it. Being the children's education the priority, father and mother have no choice but to leave the children with grandma in order to find work to support the family and to make sure both children get a better chance at life. I liked this film, though I would not show the whole film to the class, I would show pieces of it to engage them in conversations. I would get them started by talking about the stories they have heard or even experienced about immigrants and finding jobs to support their families. The film shows in China what has happened to Central American immigrants in the United States. They leave family behind to make sure their children go to school to get an education that will eventually help them acquire a different/better life style; not realizing that could be a big mistake. At this point I would tell my students about my own experience as a "left behind" child. The community I work with, has many first and second generation immigrants (99% latinos), and there are a lot of stories that children might or might not know. A fruitful activity would be to go home and interview parents, grandparents, etc.
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