Los Angeles Premiere! ILLEGAL November 17, 2010

Presented by the Consulate General of Belgium in Los Angeles, in cooperation with Flanders Image and Wallonie Bruxelles Images, with the support of E.L.M.A. (European Languages and Movies in America).
Belgium’s Official Submission for 2011 Foreign-Language Oscar: Los Angeles Premiere! ILLEGAL, 2010, Film Movement, 90 min. Dir. Olivier Masset-Depasse. This recent Belgian release follows Tania and her 14-year-old son Ivan, Russian citizens who have been living illegally in Belgium for almost a decade. Constantly on the alert, Tania’s biggest fear is the police identity checks. When she is arrested, mother and son are separated and Tania is placed in a detention center. She will do anything to be reunited with her son – but can she avoid deportation? [35 mm]

Belgian beer reception to follow the film.
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