Droit de passage

Titre original : Crossing Over

2009
14A
1h 53m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,7/10

25 k

MA NOTE

Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta, and Jim Sturgess in Droit de passage (2009)

A multi-character canvas about immigrants of different nationalities struggling to achieve legal status in Los Angeles.

Liretrailer2 min 28 s

3 vidéos

42 photos

Crime Drama

Crossing Over concerne les étrangers sans papiers de nombreuses nationalités dans la région de Los Angeles et les autorités et les personnes qui traitent avec eux.Crossing Over concerne les étrangers sans papiers de nombreuses nationalités dans la région de Los Angeles et les autorités et les personnes qui traitent avec eux.Crossing Over concerne les étrangers sans papiers de nombreuses nationalités dans la région de Los Angeles et les autorités et les personnes qui traitent avec eux.

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,7/10

25 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Prix
- 1 victoire au total

Anecdotes
Director Wayne Kramer's original cut was 140 minutes long, but despite having the right to final cut, this film's producer agreed to be involved in editing the film down to two hours when Harvey Weinstein allegedly threatened to release the film straight to DVD, and bypass theatrical altogether (Kramer had nothing to do with the re-editing).

Gaffes
When Harrison Ford's character, who is supposed to be an experienced Border Patrol agent, tries to dial the phone number in Tijuana, Mexico, you can see that he dials 1661 and the rest of the number as if dialing within the U.S. An experienced agent should know that it's an international number and one must dial 011 followed by the country code and the number. In this case he should have dialed 01152661 and the rest of the number.

Citations
Special Agent Howell: You see what's interesting, Miss Shepard, is we ran a check on your name. A Claire Shepard arrived on a B-2 visitors visa seven months ago, and then, just two days ago, she has her status adjusted to an EB-1 green card for persons of extraordinary ability. According to The Internet Movie Database, the only Claire Shepard that matches your spelling, age and place of birth has two credits on little known Aussie TV shows. Walk on roles. She hasn't won any national or international awards
Special Agent Ludwig: Which is something the adjudicator who handled your case would have to have been aware of, and yet he approved you for an EB-1. Miss Shepard, we'd like you to tell us about your relationship with center adjudications officer Cole Frankel?

Générique farfelu
The closing credits start rolling on a "roll out" view of the Mexican family's living room and kitchen.

Autres versions
There were two edits made. According to Wikipedia: "Although the film was shot in 2007, it was not released until 2009, and even then only in a limited theatrical run. The film's original running length was 140 minutes, but the film's producer (who had final cut privilege) was convinced to edit the film down to 113 minutes when Harvey Weinstein threatened to release the film straight to DVD and bypass a theatrical release altogether. In many countries outside of the US, the film went straight to DVD anyway."

Connexions
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience/Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li/Crossing Over/An American Affair/Bob Funk/Echelon Conspiracy (2009)

Bandes originales
Mistake the Enemy
Written and Performed by Jim Sturgess
Produced by Brian Ross

Commentaires des utilisateurs82

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Commentaire en vedette

Captivating drama

This film looks at the experiences of five individuals, who crosses path with an Immigration officer.

"Crossing Over" is more than I expected. It tells so many forgotten stories that are worthy of mention, because of their desire to strive for a better life. This type of film is always in danger of stereotyping or misrepresenting minority groups in a negative way, but in "Crossing Over" there is no such problems as the characters are skilfully presented. I particularly like the imagery of motorway junctions shown several times in this film. It parallels the characters in the film, making decisions to turn one way or another, and the amount of traffic that passes through borders.

It also brings out many points for discussion. What would you sacrifice to become an American citizen? What choices would you make, no matter how hard and painful they are, to make a dream come true?