The Illegal (2021)
89 min | Drama

The Illegal (2021)

89 min | Drama

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.

Director

Danish Renzu

Writers

Danish Renzu (screenwriter) (story) | Tara Tucker (additional writer) | Shazia Malik (additional writer) (as Shazia Shrivastava) | Sunayana Kachroo (hindi dialogue)

Producers

Danish Renzu | Tara Tucker

Composer

Eric Neveux

Cinematographer

Antonio Cisneros

Editors

Hassan Hassandoost | Angela Latimer

Casting Director

Sabrina Hyman

Production Designer

Yong Ok Lee

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 23, 2021

Release date

Mar 23, 2021 (India)

Awards

8 wins & 4 nominations

Contacts

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Cast	+ Add Cast
35 cast members

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