Crossing Over 2009
6.7 /10
Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every day, with hopeful visions of a better life, but little notion of what that life may cost. Their desperate scenarios test the humanity of immigration enforcement officers. In Crossing Over, writer-director Wayne Kramer explores the allure of the American dream, and the reality that immigrants find – and create -- in 21st century L.A.
Run Time: 113 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Feb 10, 2009
Director: Director: Wayne Kramer,
Stars: Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta, Alice Eve, Ashley Judd, Jim Sturgess,
House of Sand and Fog 2003
7.5 /10
Behrani, an Iranian immigrant buys a California bungalow, thinking he can fix it up, sell it again, and make enough money to send his son to college. However, the house is the legal property of former drug addict Kathy. After losing the house in an unfair legal dispute with the county, she is left with nowhere to go. Wanting her house back, she hires a lawyer and befriends a police officer. Neither Kathy nor Behrani have broken the law, so they find themselves involved in a difficult moral dilemma.
Run Time: 126 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Dec 19, 2003
Director: Director: Vadim Perelman,
Stars: Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Ron Eldard, Frances Fisher, Kim Dickens,
A Separation 2011
8.3 /10
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
Run Time: 123 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: Mar 15, 2011
Director: Director: Asghar Farhadi,
Stars: Leila Hatami, Payman Maadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sare Bayat, Sarina Farhadi,
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