Crossing Over (2009)
Every day thousands of people illegally cross our borders... only one thing stands in their way. America.
Genre : Crime, Drama
Runtime : 1H 53M
Director : Wayne Kramer
Writer : Wayne Kramer
Synopsis
Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every day, with hopeful visions of a better life, but little notion of what that life may cost. Their desperate scenarios test the humanity of immigration enforcement officers. In Crossing Over, writer-director Wayne Kramer explores the allure of the American dream, and the reality that immigrants find – and create -- in 21st century L.A.
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