Entre Nos

  In the film Entre Nos, Mariana is a mother of two children, living in the United States with her husband.  She states that she left Colombia becuase he wanted to.  They are living a fairly comfortable life with friends and enough to get by.  Soon her husband says that he wants to leave for Miami because he has found better work there.  He stops calling, however, and soon it is revealed that he does not intend for his family to reunite with him. 
  Mariana and her two children find themselves in a desperate situation.  She has no job and can barely speak English.  They begin to gather pop cans out of garbage cans to get enough money to eat and are soon kicked out of their apartments.  This affects Mariana immensly because suddenly she has become the bread-winner for her family.  While she had very important responsibilities anyway, she now has all of them for family.  She must take the place of the father and the mother in her family. 
  Being in this situation forces Mariana and her children to become more courageous and self-relient.  It also fuels their love for one another.  This is similar to situations faced by many single mothers, in any nation.  It was obviously an extremely difficult situation but it also brought them much closer together and increased their appriciation for each other.