The Illegal (other)
The Illegal may refer to: *'' Alambrista!'', a 1977 film directed by Robert M. Young * ''The Illegal'' (novel), a 2015 novel by Lawrence Hill * ''The Illegal'' (film), a 2019 Indian American English-language drama film written and directed by Danish Renzu See also *Illegal (other) Illegal, or unlawful, typically describes something that is explicitly prohibited by law, or is otherwise forbidden by a state or other governing body. Illegal may also refer to: Law * Violation of law * Crime, the practice of breaking the cr ...

Alambrista!
''Alambrista!'' is a 1977 film directed by Robert M. Young and starring Domingo Ambriz and Trinidad Silva. It won four awards in 1977. Cast *Domingo Ambriz as Roberto * Trinidad Silva as Joe *Linda Gillen as Sharon *Ned Beatty as Angelo Coyote *Jerry Hardin as Man in cafe In 2003 it was re-edited and remastered with a new soundtrack by Jose "Dr. Loco" Cuellar, Greg Landau, Francisco Herrera and Tomas Montoya and was re-released with a book on University of New Mexico Press. Awards * Golden Camera - Cannes Film Festival (Robert M. Young) * Interfilm Award - Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival (Robert M. Young) * Golden Seashell - San Sebastian International Film Festival (Robert M. Young) * OCIC Award - San Sebastian International Film Festival (Robert M. Young) References External links *''¡Alambrista!: Inside the Undocumented Experience''an essay by Charles Ramírez Berg at the Criterion Collection The Criterion Collection, Inc. (or simply Criterion) is an A ...
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The Illegal (novel)
''The Illegal'' is a novel by Canadian writer Lawrence Hill. It was published in 2015 by Harper-Colilins. Synopsis The novel's central character is Keita Ali, a marathon runner from the fictional Indian Ocean nation of Zantoroland. The story follows Ali as he desperately tries to save his only sibling, who has been kidnapped. Critical response The novel won the 2016 edition of ''Canada Reads'', making Hill the first writer to win the competition twice. Prior to its publication, the novel was optioned for film treatment by Conquering Lion Pictures, the producers of the miniseries adaptation of Hill's prior novel '' The Book of Negroes''."Forthcoming Lawrence Hill novel The Illegal optioned for film". ''Quill & Quire'', June 29, 2015. The French translation , by Carole Noël and Marianne Noël-Allen, was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English to French translation at the 2017 Governor General's Awards The shortlisted nominees for the 2017 Governor General's Award ...
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The Illegal (film)
''The Illegal'' is a 2019 Indian American English-language drama film written and directed by Danish Renzu. The film is produced by Tara Tucker, and Danish Renzu. Starring Suraj Sharma, Iqbal Theba and Shweta Tripathi in the lead roles, it is a story about a young film school student from middle-class India who is forced to drop out to support his family while staying in the United States as an undocumented worker. ''The Illegal'' premiered at the 2019 Austin Film Festival under the official feature narrative section. Plot The movie starts with Hassan (Suraj Sharma) recording farewell messages from his family - (Adil Hussain), (Neelima Azeem) and friends using his video camera. The last person he attempts many times to record is his sister and best friend Mahi (Shweta Tripathi). Soon after, Hassan heads to America in order to study at one of the top universities so that he can eventually become a director and whilst there he will stay with his mother's brother and their family ...
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