This movie is a drama that is based on Hailie's (played by Ivanno Jeremiah) plight to gain asylum in the UK. One of the first scenes that you will see, is a guy, Hailie jumping out of the back of a lorry wielding a knife at the police officers that are inspecting it. He is arrested and as an illegal immigrant is taken to be interviewed. The immigration officer is Wendy (played by Lena Headey), she is a hardened officer that has heard every conceivable excuse, reason and claim for the right it stay. You can also see that Wendy has other issues that she is trying her best to hide away from anyone else. When Hailie turns up at Immigration Office you will notice his clothes are dirty and his boots are flapping, but are held together in a fashion by some tape. As Wendy begins, the almost robotic questioning of Hailie, we see his journey coming to him through flashbacks. The reasons he wanted to leave Eritrea, through his journey in "The Jungle", in Calais, and why his clothes and boots as they are. As the questioning is taking place, Wendy's boss Phillip (played by Iain Glen) is pushing for this particular case to be done and dusted quickly, as the attack has hit the Headlines in the National Press. Will Hailie's story convince Wendy that he has a case or will he be be seen as a dangerous asylum seeker, have his claim rejected and be deported back to Eritrea?
I must say that since watching this movie, I have read some of the other reviews, and seen some of the ratings! I do not see why the scores are so low and the film is underrated! This movie IS better than what is shown at the time of this being posted. If you are looking for an action movie or a Hollywood Blockbuster, then this movie is not what you are looking for. You will find a very good Drama movie, in which the acting from Lena Headey and Ivanno Jeremiah is of a very good standard. The story itself was also easy to follow and flowed along nicely and in my opinion shows a good insight into the trials and tribulations that refugees go through to make it to the UK.
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