Illegal
“What lines would you cross for a better life?”
Synopsis
Tania, a young Russian woman who lives illegally in Belgium with her 13-year-old son Ivan. Constantly on her guard, she dreads police checks until the day she is arrested.
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Edited by Damien KeyeuxShot by Tommaso FiorilliScored by Andre DziezukDesigned by Elizabeth Ortiz
Box Office
2010 · Box office
Grossed $404 worldwide
Worldwide gross
$404
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Cast & Crew
46 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Anne Coesens
as Tania
Shirley Rumierk
as Maribel Chacon
Alexandre Gontcharov
as Ivan à 14 ans
Luis Bordonada
as Ariel Vargas
Milo Masset Depasse
as Ivan 6 ans
Omar Leyva
as Arturo Chacon
Natalia Belokonskaya
as Olga
Art Lafleur
as Agent Wallace
Olga Zhdanova
as Zina
J Salome Martinez
as Jesus 'Chuy' Sanchez
Tomasz Bialkowski
as Monsieur Nowak
Jorge Jimenez
as Ignacio Rivera
Supporting cast
8Directors
2Writers
3Producers
6Other crew
16Elsie Stark
Casting Director
Kadija Leclere
Casting Director
Katja Wolf
Casting Director
Michael Bier
Casting Director
Tatiana Vialle
Casting Director
Benny Robert Ontiveros
Cinematographer
Tommaso Fiorilli
Cinematographer
Andre Dziezuk
Composer
Billy Mallery
Composer
Marc Mergen
Composer
Chris Houghton
Editor
Damien Keyeux
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