When it comes to migrant workers, a lot of times their hopes and dreams lie in giving a better opportunity to their kids. It’s a difficult path to try and completely uproot your life and try to reset in a completely different country where you have to start from the bottom. But it is possible as many migrant Latino workers have come to this country and taken advantage of every opportunity that they try and create for themselves and with the help of others.
One particular incredible story is the one of Jose Hernandez, a migrant worker from Michoacan, Mexico that was able to work his way up to become a NASA astronaut. That is the story of Prime Video’s film, “A Million Miles Away”.
This week we got our first look at the film in a new trailer. You can check it out below!
“A Million Miles Away” stars Michael Peña along with Rosa Salazar, Bobby Soto, Sarayu Blue, Veronica Falcón, Julio César Cedillo, Garret Dillahunt and Eric Johnson.
The film is directed by Alejandra Marquez Abella with a screenplay by Bettina Gilois, Hernan Jimenez, and Marquez Abella.
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Here is the synopsis of “A Million Miles Away” provided by Prime Video
Inspired by the real-life story of NASA flight engineer José Hernández, A Million Miles Away follows him and his devoted family of proud migrant farm worker on a decades-long journey, from a rural village in Michoacán, Mexico, to the fields of the San Joaquin Valley, to more than 200 miles above the Earth in the International Space Station.
With the unwavering support of his hard-working parents, relatives, and teachers, José’s unrelenting drive & determination culminates in the opportunity to achieve his seemingly impossible goal. Acclaimed writer and director Alejandra Márquez Abella has created a dazzling tribute to the loyalty and tenacity of the entire Hernández family, as well as anyone who dares to dream.
Prime Video‘s “A Million Miles Away” premiers exclusively on their streaming service on September 15.