directed by
Writer(s)
Olivier Masset-Depasse
With
Olga Zhdanova
Technical data
Year: 2010
Language: French
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg, France
Duration: 95 min
Producers: Versus Production (BE)
Nicolas Steil - Iris Productions
Dharamsala (F)
Distribution: Films Distribution
Awards and festivals
MAGRITTE Best Actress and MAGRITTE Best Supporting Actress
Winner of the SACD Prize at the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival - France - 2010
Valois d'Or for Best Film at the Francophone Film Festival in Angoulême - France - 2010
Grand Prize at the 23rd “Der Neue Heimat Film” - Austria - 2010
Bayard d'Or for Best Actress for Anne Coesens at the Namur International Francophone Film Festival - Belgium - 2010
Best Director Award and Special Mention for Anne Coesens at the Warsaw Film Festival - Poland - 2010
“Heinrich” Audience Award (Braunschweig International Film Festival - Germany - 2010
Jury Prize and High School Students Prize (Meetings of Francophone Cinema in Beaujolais) - 2010
Palm Springs Festival - FIPRESCI Award for Best Actress
Filmpräis Luxembourg: Prize for the best co-production
OSCAR 2011 - Nomination Best foreign language film
CÉSAR 2011 - Nomination Best foreign film Cannes Film Festival - 2010 - France
BFI Festival International de Londres - United Kingdom
In Official Selection at the Taipei International Festival - Taiwan
In Official Selection at the Gothenburg International Festival - Germany
In Official Competition at the Palic European Festival - Serbia - 2010
In International Competition at the Munich International Festival - Germany - 2010
Finalist for the Lux Prize of the European Parliament - 2010
Presented at Venice Days, Festival de Venise - Italy -2010
Jerusalem Film Festival - Israel
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival - Brazil
Pusan International Film Festival - South Korea
Carthage Film Festival - Tunisia
Washington European Film Festival - United States
Film Festival Muces - Spain
French Film Festival Edimburgh - United Kingdom
Festival on Wheels Ankara - Turkey
Gindou Film Festival - 2010 - France
Warsaw Film Festival - 2010 - Poland
Palm Springs International Film Festival - 2011 - United States
Stockholm Filmfestival Junior - 2011 - Sweden
Refugee Film Festival - 2011 - Japan
Namur International Film Festival - 2010 - Belgium
Movies That Matter Film Festival - 2011 - Netherlands
London Human Rights Film Festival - 2011 - United Kingdom
Synopsis
Tania Zimina (39 years old), a woman with russian origins and her son Ivan (13 years old) arrived in Belgium eight years ago and have been living illegally since. They very quickly became integrated, but are still paperless. One day, after school, on their way home, Tania and Ivan are controlled by an immigration officer.
