Genre: Drama
Studio: Next Wave Motion Pictures
Director: Ryan Claffey
Producer: Carl Michael
Writer: Ryan Claffey
Screenwriter: Ryan Claffey
Chasing Borders is a multi cultural drama film that explores the lives of a family torn apart by secrets and lies. The story is set against a background of illegal immigration and the scandal of the now infamous "sheds with beds".
Following the death of their parents, Jamie and Mary discover that they are only half brother and sister. Both siblings are desperate to learn the truth about their parentage and so begins a journey fraught with adversity which challenges the notion that blood is thicker than water.
Intertwined with Jamie and Mary's story is the even darker tale of an illegal immigrant by the name of Harish. Harish has dreamt since childhood of a better life for himself in the United Kingdom. But once on British soil the dream quickly dissipates when he finds himself living in a shed at the house of his landlord, Deepak.
Deepak and a businessman Khartik plan to use Harish and other illegal immigrants as slave labour, paying them far less than the minimum wage for working in Indian restaurants.
Then Harish meets Jasmin, a young woman who lives with Deepak and together they resolve to find a way out of the nightmare. To find a place where they can be together ...
CAST:
(In alphabetical order)
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(In alphabetical order)
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Watch the trailer here
Courtesy of Phideotography
Courtesy of Phideotography