The film Entre Nos was very emotional and at times, hard to watch. When Mariana’s husband abandons the family, it turns Mariana and her children’s lives upside down. The three of them were forced to find any type of work to make a dime, including sifting through garbage cans for aluminum cans.
Mariana’s despair when her husband leaves her affects her children in many scenes. Gabi speaks with his mother many times about going to Miami and missing his father. Andrea, although younger, still felt the effects of her father leaving her. She tells Mariana in one scene that she is “not funny anymore”. The burden on the children is extremely sad.
Gabi and Andrea’s courage was amazing. They were able to find fun even when trying to make money. It’s sad that they were forced to spend their first summer in the United States trying to support their family, but they were able to have some fun in scenes like the one where they sneak to the private pool.
Mariana had an incredible amount of strength considering the circumstances. The scene where she purposefully miscarried the child in the bathtub was emotional, but very un-selfish. It was unfortunate that she had to resort to that option, but in her case, she wasn’t able to take care of the two children that she had, so in my mind, she was an incredible person for being strong enough to go through that.
Single mothers raising children alone is a very typical social issue in this county. The divorce rate in the United States is incredibly high, and it is very unfortunate for the children. Being a woman that comes from a separated family, I know how it affects a person. Fortunately, I was not raised in the same situation as Gabi and Andrea. I pity their family and was glad to see at the end of the movie that Gabi was given the opportunity to finally attend school, and his family was trying to get back on track.
Monika Carpenter
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