Job Street

What do you do when your every move is illegal? How do you feed your family and protect yourself at work? More to the point, how do you get work in the first place?

This stark film follows a day in the life of a clutch of illegal immigrants, waiting on a street - presumably popularised by word of mouth - for vans to come and pick them up and offer them a risible wage for labouring all day. Getting hard work is hard work in itself and dangers are everywhere when you have nowhere to turn.

Job Street looks terrific. Cleverly shot, with good use of cinematography, the action is neatly framed and the story hard hitting and poignant, with one or two excellent images that will stay with you long after the credits roll.