In the film Entre Nos, a young woman's husband abandons her and their two children a few weeks after they move to the United States. He basically leaves her with nothing but an apartment on which he has not kept up with the rent payments, so she eventually loses that as well. Once her husband leaves, Mariana shows what an extremely determined, hard-working, and courageous woman and mother she is. She refuses to succumb to despair and disappointment. She continues to care for her children, physically and emotionally, in the best way she is able. The saddest part of the movie for me is when Mariana has to make the decision to get rid of the child she is pregnant with. She couldn't have been in a more unfortunate situation, yet she pushes through and continues to keep her family together and provides for them as much as she can. It is very inspiring to see how Mariana and her children pull together and collect cans to earn money to live. Even more inspiring is that this is a true story.
In the United States, unfortunately, it is not uncommon for a father or husband to leave his family. However, most American women are aware of the help that is provided by the government for single mothers so they are not forced to wander the streets and live homeless.
M greene Your thoughts are good, I too thought about how she went forever without getting help. but she was fearful of being caught by our people and sent back to Columbia.Her children were strong maybe because they had to be to support their mom and not have her leave them also. I saw their dad as a coward,weak and a pomise breaker,marriage vows are forever! He left himelf out of the joy of seeing his children grow and succeed in a new country.
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