The Illegal

2021
1h 29m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

1.6K

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Amazon Prime Video presents
The Illegal Official Trailer 2021
Written and Directed by Danish Renzu
Produced by Danish Renzu, Tara Tucker
Starring Suraj Sharma, Iqbal Theba, Jay Ali, Hannah Masi, Danny Vasquez, Adil Hussain, Shweta Tripathi, William Moses, Neelima Azim and others.
Associate Producer: Sunayana Kachroo

Release Date - March 23, 2021, only on Amazon Prime Video

About The Illegal
When a student from India leaves home to pursue the American Dream, the unforeseen struggle of working to survive while inside a system set up for his failure challenges him to find inner strength, overcome obstacles, and never give up.

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A gritty realistic story about a young film school student from middle-class India who's forced to drop out to support his family while staying in the United States as an undocumented worker... Read allA gritty realistic story about a young film school student from middle-class India who's forced to drop out to support his family while staying in the United States as an undocumented worker.A gritty realistic story about a young film school student from middle-class India who's forced to drop out to support his family while staying in the United States as an undocumented worker.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

1.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 8 wins & 4 nominations total

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The Illegal - Trailer

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10randy098742

Poignant and Relevant

A poignant film which touches your heart.. Hassan's journey stays with you. Loved Suraj and Iqbal. Very relatable and relevant.

8tutukeshari

True reality of overseas workers

This film is about the struggles and challenges faced by overseas workers during their struggle to establish themselves abroad. The story is harsh and real. There are a lot of people who sacrifice a major chunk of their lives to bring some happiness, or even basic necessities to their families. Moving to a totally different country and surviving there is not so easy as regular bollywood movies show.

10sandy113134

WOW

Cant stop thinking about the ending... how much I related to this film. We have all been there.... this is very real and gritty ... I hope everyone gets a chance to watch this one. 5 stars

10tahaaaijaz-09235

Relevant and True story

I really appreciate this film. It's real and very relevant. Empathy towards immigrants is the need of the hour. I will recommend everyone to watch it.

7vsoundarrajan

Just an eye opener

Nice sad ballad of no success abroad. A must see.

But a bit facile in leading us to the altar of success and sliding down the mishap.

What i mean is this. If an unknown Indian could weave so talentedly into the high good books of his HOD, and also win the the love of a sophisticated American girl, all within about 60 minutes of filming, couldn't his talent plus luck have found him some way to complete his film studies? His rise and fall seem somewhat orchestrated by the auteur.

Sad stories need to be as convincing as success stories. Need to do more than wrench the viewer's hearts.