Illegal
The story of 39-year-old Russian-born Tania, and her fight to avoid deportation from Belgium, where she has lived for many years. During a police check, she is arrested and locked up in a detention centre, while her son manages to escape. Tania thus begins a fight to preserve her dignity, identity and humanity, as well as find her son.
Festivals: Cannes 2010 (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs), Pusan 2010, London 2010, Palm Springs 2011, Goteborg 2011, Rotterdam 2011
Awards: SACD Award - Cannes 2010, FIPRESCI Award for Best Actress (Anne Coesens) - Palm Springs 2011