Another example of an engaging portrayal of immigration, following (albeit from a different direction) in the line of Sugar and Children of Invention. Set in London, two immigrants (one on provisional documentation the other undocumented) are acquintances at work and develop a relationship. Their life situations place them positions to observe and participate in an underworld that has potential to destroy them or save them, or do both simultaneously. We see sweatshops, sexual abuse, prostitution, and organ smuggling as well as getting a glimpse of the amazing network of individuals that rally to provide a life of possibility for immigrants. I enjoyed seeing this seemingly continuous spectrum of use of power across a variety of individuals. Ranging from power abusers who know they are abusing, to manipulators who trade good for good but still hold on to power, to those who either don't know they have power or choose to see themselves as equals, to the abused and to the intentionally invisible. How and when different roles choose to assert their power, and the internal struggle that results is a good life story and here that story is well captured on film.
4 stars (out of 5)
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