Crossing Over (2009)

Directed by

Wayne Kramer

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 412 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows several immigrants from different countries as they try to get legal status in Los Angeles. They deal with border issues, fake documents, bribery, and the asylum system.

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What happens

Crossing Over is a 2009 American crime drama film written and directed by Wayne Kramer. It follows illegal immigrants of different nationalities struggling to achieve legal status in Los Angeles: dealing with the border, document fraud and extortion, the asylum and green card process, work-site enforcement, naturalization, the office of counter-terrorism, and the clash of cultures. The film is based on Kramer's similarly titled 1995 short film. He produced the film alongside Frank Marshall. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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