Crossing Over - Movie Review and Synopsis

Crossing Over is a multi-character canvas about immigrants of different nationalities struggling to achieve legal status in Los Angeles. The film deals with the border, document fraud, the asylum and green card process, work-site enforcement, naturalization, the office of counter terrorism and the clash of cultures.

A Crash-like look at immigration is what you can expect from Wayne Kramer’s buzzing-since-2007 drama. Kramer himself is a naturalized citizen of the U.S. and he cribbed from his own experiences to create the character of a South African artist scheming to become naturalized; elsewhere, look for Kramer’s focus to hone in Ford as a Customs Enforcement agent in Los Angeles and for a particularly trying storyline concerning Penn as a Border Patrolman along the U.S./Mexico border.

Rated R for pervasive language, some strong violence and sexuality/nudity.

Director: Wayne Kramer
Stars: Harrison Ford, Sean Penn, Ashley Judd
Studio: Weinstein Company, The
Release Date: 13 March 2009 (Canada)