Clandestins

movie

A dark and claustrophobic film, this brutal, tragic, gut-wrenching drama is set almost totally within the confines of a ship's cargo container that is only 25 square meters in size. It is the grim story of six ill-fated refugees trying to get to Canada from a port in France. The police are in hot pursuit when the septet of strangers are stowed away in the huge metal box. The refugees -- two men, two women and two children -- are of various backgrounds including Gypsy, Russian and Arab. The first of many problems occurs when a mother and daughter arrive with no food (they lost it during a chase). The one Russian refugee, Roman, declares that they should not be allowed to board the ship, but the other three refugees allow them in. Their ordeal begins when the ship breaks down in Liverpool.

Cast & crew

Anton Kouznetsov · Christelle Sabas · François Papineau · Hanane Rahman · Mauro Bellucci · Mirosław Baka · Moussa Maaskri · Ovidiu Balan · Simona Măicănescu · Walter Verhoeven · Denis Chouinard · Nicolas Wadimoff

Studios & networks

Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion · Films de la Cassine · Les Productions du Regard · Morgane Films