Illegal

Illegal


Tania is a Russian immigrant who has been working in Belgium for eight years.

Her illegal status means she's in a state of constant alert, fearful that she or her 14 year-old son Ivan will be exposed.

Gangsters hover around women like Tania, looking for opportunities to exploit their circumstances. Then Tania is arrested and placed in an administrative holding centre.

Following the advice of the people around her, she stays silent and refuses to co-operate with the authorities.

Threatened with deportation and desperate to be reunited with her vulnerable son, Tania battles a system with the odds stacked against her, fighting for her rights and her freedom, but at risk of being deprived of her very humanity. - Michael Hayden: London Film Festival

Starring: Anne Coesens, Essé Lawson, Gabriela Perez, Alexandre Gontcharov