The Illegal Immigrant (1985)
03 May 1985 • Drama, Romance • 1h 38m
Cheung, an illegal immigrant in a completely Chinese area of New York, is caught by two US Immigration Officers. He arranges to pay Cindy Li, the Chinese-American sister of his young friend, to marry him to help his application for a green card. The Immigration Officers are suspicious that the marriage is a sham when they don't find them living together. Meanwhile Dai Fu is threatening Cheung and his roommate, another an illegal immigrant, if they don't make the payments for being smuggling into the US.
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Cantonese, English, Mandarin
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations
Country:
Hong Kong
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