Crossing Over (film)
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| Crossing Over | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Wayne Kramer |
| Produced by | Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall |
| Written by | Wayne Kramer |
| Starring | Harrison Ford Jim Sturgess Ray Liotta Sean Penn Ashley Judd Alice Eve Summer Bishil Cliff Curtis Merik Tadros |
| Music by | Brian Ross |
| Cinematography | James J. Whitaker |
| Distributed by | MGM The Weinstein Company |
| Release date(s) | August 22, 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Crossing Over is a multi-character film 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. Crossing Over was written and directed by Wayne Kramer, himself an immigrant from South Africa. Wayne Kramer is editing it alongside Frank Marshall. [1] The movie was filmed on location in Los Angeles in 2007.
[edit] Cast
- Harrison Ford as Max Brogan
- Sean Penn as Chris Farrell
- Ray Liotta as Cole Frankel
- Ashley Judd as Denise Frankel
- Jim Sturgess as Gavin Kossef
- Alice Eve as Claire Shepard
- Summer Bishil as Taslima Jahangir
- Alice Braga as Mireya
- Lee Horsley as Ray Cooper
- Cliff Curtis as Hamid Baraheri
- Merik Tadros as Farid Baraheri
[edit] Distribution
The film is to be distributed in the United States by MGM and The Weinstein Company. It is to be released August 22, 2008.
