Directed by:
Olivier Masset-DepasseScreenplay:
Olivier Masset-DepasseCinematography:
Tommaso FiorilliComposer:
André DziezukCast:
Anne Coesens, Patrick Vo, Gilles Soeder, Eric Larcin, Christelle Cornil, Valérie Bodson, Esse Lawson, Raphaëlle Lubansu, Albert Jeunehomme, Grégory Loffredo (more)Plots(1)
Tania is a former teacher from Russia, living illegally in Belgium with her 14-year-old son, Ivan. One day, they are stopped on the street for a routine check by the police; Tania is arrested and placed in an immigration detention center for women, while Ivan manages to escape. Threatened with imminent deportation and fearful for Ivan's fate, Tania embarks on a harrowing journey, determined to preserve her dignity and find her son. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews (1)
A humanist social drama that seeks to convince that compassion is a higher value than the law. (...) Thanks to the fantastic direction (sometimes even Greengrass-dynamic), I would also be willing to forgive the fact that, where it should argue, the film simply appeals to the noble feeling of a modern European. And I ask: who will benefit from this kind of emotion? The system is wrong, everyone can see that, but is artificially induced compassion really the best medicine? The fact is that from a filmmaking point of view, this path is the most workable, but the question remains whether it leads anywhere. Three dots is the only answer I know that comes to mind after watching "Illegally". It’s too little for such a serious subject. ()