The Illegal (2021)
- Directed by
- Danish Renzu
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young Indian film student in the United States becomes undocumented when he drops out of school to support his family. He takes on low-wage work while hiding his status and struggling to survive.
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What happens
The Illegal is a 2019 Indian American English-language drama film written and directed by Danish Renzu. The film is produced by Tara Tucker, and Danish Renzu. Starring Suraj Sharma, Iqbal Theba and Shweta Tripathi in the lead roles, it is a story about a young film school student from middle-class India who is forced to drop out to support his family while staying in the United States as an undocumented worker. The Illegal premiered at the 2019 Austin Film Festival under the official feature narrative section. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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