Illegal (2010 film)

Illegal
Film poster
Directed byOlivier Masset-Depasse
Written byOlivier Masset-Depasse
Produced byJacques-Henri Bronckart
StarringAnne Coesens
Alexandre Gontcharov
CinematographyTommaso Fiorilli
Edited byDamien Keyeux
Music byAndré Dziezuk
Marc Mergen
Release dates
  • 18 May 2010 (2010-05-18) (Cannes)
  • 6 October 2010 (2010-10-06) (Belgium)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
Luxembourg
LanguageFrench

Illegal (French: Illégal) is a 2010 Belgian drama film directed by Olivier Masset-Depasse. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,[1] but it did not make the final shortlist.[2] The film received eight nominations at the 1st Magritte Awards, winning Best Actress for Anne Coesens and Best Supporting Actress for Christelle Cornil. The film is critical of practices of Belgian immigration officers.

  1. ^ Mundell, Ian (17 September 2010). "Belgium selects 'Illegal' for Oscars". Variety. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  2. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 January 2011.