Clandestins 26 years old

A dark and claustrophobic film, this brutal, tragic, gut-wrenching drama is set almost totally within the confines of a ship's cargo container that is only 25 square meters in size. It is the grim story of six ill-fated refugees trying to get to Canada from a port in France. The police are in hot pursuit when the septet of strangers are stowed away in the huge metal box. The refugees -- two men, two women and two children -- are of various backgrounds including Gypsy, Russian and Arab. The first of many problems occurs when a mother and daughter arrive with no food (they lost it during a chase). The one Russian refugee, Roman, declares that they should not be allowed to board the ship, but the other three refugees allow them in. Their ordeal begins when the ship breaks down in Liverpool.

Credits

Clandestins Cast

Name Character
Ovidiu Balan
Moussa Maaskri He was 34, now 61 years old
Simona Măicănescu She was 38, now 65 years old

Clandestins Crew

Name Department
Nicolas Wadimoff as Director. He was 32 (now 59) years old Directing
Nicolas Wadimoff as Writer. He was 32 (now 59) years old Writing
Clandestins poster
Clandestins (26 years)

  • Release day: Monday, May 26, 1997
  • Runtime: 98 minutes