Completed - FRENCH - Drama - 98 minutes
With the help of a smuggler, a group of illegal immigrants attempt to leave France on a cargo ship headed for Canada. They succeed in sneaking into a container which is deposited at the bottom of the ship's hold.
Year of production : 1997 Director(s) : Nicolas WADIMOFF, Denis CHOUINARD Writer(s) : Nicolas WADIMOFF, Denis CHOUINARD Cast : Ovidiu BALAN, Moussa MAASKRI, Simona MAICANESCU, Anton KOUZNETSOV, Hanane RAHMAN, Christelle SABAS Producer(s) : Werner SCHWEIZER (Dschoint Ventschr)
A port in the north of Europe. Sandu, a 13-year-old gypsy, wants to get to Canada. He is not the only one. Five other men and a woman are also stowaways. Six people, six lives, six destinies and one single wish: to reach the other side, where life is better. The voyage normally takes a week – a week to hide in a container, thirsty, hungry and above all afraid. Afraid of cracking up, going mad, and worse still of not arriving. Ever. A kind of hell. The ship’s engine breaks down. With nothing to eat, the stowaways are tempted to leave their hideaway. But the crew is on guard. Their orders are clear: no stowaway must ever reach Canada…
Country(ies) : SWITZERLAND, BELGIUM, CANADA, FRANCE