Clandestins
7.1
A dark and claustrophobic film, this brutal, tragic, gut-wrenching drama is set almost totally within the confines of a ship's cargo container that is only 25 square meters in size. It is the grim story of six ill-fated refugees trying to get to Canada from a port in France. The police are in hot pursuit when the septet of strangers are stowed away in the huge metal box. The refugees -- two men, two women and two children -- are of various backgrounds including Gypsy, Russian and Arab. The first of many problems occurs when a mother and daughter arrive with no food (they lost it during a chase). The one Russian refugee, Roman, declares that they should not be allowed to board the ship, but the other three refugees allow them in. Their ordeal begins when the ship breaks down in Liverpool.
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Cast
30 people
Ovidiu Balan
Known for
The Crazy Stranger
Anton Kouznetsov
Also in
Carlos
Mondialito
Denis Chouinard
Also in
Les Galeries Wilderton
Les 14 définitions de la pluie
Chantal Bernheim
Moussa Maaskri
Known for
Stillwater
Blood Coast
Nicolas Wadimoff
Philippe Berthet
Simona Măicănescu
Known for
Splice
Dante 01
Yves Fortin
Hanane Rahman
Jean-Roch Marcotte
Christelle Sabas
Nicolas Wadimoff Director · Denis Chouinard Director Bill Laswell Composer
United States release October 1, 1997 · Produced in Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland · Production Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, Films de la Cassine
Production
Les Productions du Regard
Production
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
Production
Films de la Cassine
Production
Morgane Films
Production
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion AG
Production
Dune
Production
Belgium · Canada · France · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Switzerland · August 16, 1997
Locarno Film Festival premiere
Canada · September 5, 1997
Limited theatrical
United States · October 1, 1997
Chicago International Film Festival
Belgium
September 1, 1997 · Namur International Festival of French-Speaking Film
Canada
August 23, 1997 · Premiere · Montreal Film Festival
Colombia
June 8, 2001 · Cine Suizo para América Latina - Medellín
France
May 6, 1998 · Theatrical
Germany
October 1, 1997 · Internationale Hofer Filmtage
Greece
November 25, 1997 · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hungary
November 23, 2004 · TV premiere
Portugal
June 6, 1998 · Festróia Film Festival
Sweden
February 1, 1998 · Gothenburg Film Festival
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