Illegal [videorecording] Film Movement presents ; a film written and directed by Olivier Masset-Depasse ; produced by Jacques Henri & Olivier Bronckart ; a production of Versus Production in co-production with Iris Productions, Dharamsala, Prime Time, RTBF (Télévision Belge).
DVD release of the 2010 motion picture. This month's short film: Rita / dir. Fabio Grassadonia and Antonio Piazza. Anne Coesens, Essé Lawson, Gabriela Perez.
Summary:
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.
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