

Immigrants from around the world enter Los Angeles every day, with hopeful visions of a better life, but little notion of what that life may cost. Their desperate scenarios test the humanity of immigration enforcement officers. In Crossing Over, writer-director Wayne Kramer explores the allure of the American dream, and the reality that immigrants find – and create -- in 21st century L.A.
Acting
Harrison Ford's quietly shattered performance — his best non-franchise work in years.
Direction
Kramer juggles five storylines with Crash-era ambition, occasionally fumbling.

Director
Wayne Kramer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kramer originally made this as a short film in 1996; the feature expansion took 13 years and multiple recuts after studio interference.
Released during the 2008 immigration debate, critics panned its Crash-style earnestness while audiences found accidental relevance to contemporary border politics.