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7.2Bilal is 17 years old, a Kurdish boy from Iraq. He sets off on an adventure-filled journey across Europe. He wants to get to England to see his love who lives there. Bilal finally reaches Calais, but how do you cover 32 kilometers of the English Channel when you can't swim? The boy soon discovers that his trip won't be as easy as he imagined... The community of struggling illegal aliens in Calais
Released: 2009-03-11110 minDir: Philippe LioretDrama, Romance
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Cast
- Vincent Lindon as Simon
- Firat Ayverdi as Bilal
- Audrey Dana as Marion
- Olivier Rabourdin as Le lieutenant de police
- Derya Ayverdi as Mîna
- Yannick Renier as Alain
Themes
- refugee
- illegal immigration
- kurd
- calais
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
7,728 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
61/100
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 13 wins & 19 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 484195
Show 3 more facts
- title
- Welcome
- publication date
- 2010-02-04
- review score
- 61/100
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Connections
Warsaw International Film Festival
Entity
France
Country
United Kingdom
Country
Manchester United F.C.
Concept
European Parliament
Entity
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English Channel
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Calais
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Categories
2009 drama films2009 films2009 French films2009 French-language filmsBest Film Lumières Award winnersFilms about immigrationFilms directed by Philippe LioretFilms scored by Armand AmarFilms scored by Nicola PiovaniFilms scored by Wojciech KilarFrench drama filmsKurdish culture in FranceTemplate film date with 2 release dates