Welcome

Welcome (2009)

11/03/2009
Drama, Romance
1h 50m

Friendship has no borders. True love has no limits.

Overview

Bilal 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

  • Philippe LioretDirector
  • Olivier AdamWriter, Screenplay
  • Emmanuel CourcolWriter, Screenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    French

Keywords

  • refugee
  • illegal immigration
  • kurd
  • calais

Top Billed Cast

Vincent Lindon

Vincent Lindon

Simon

Firat Ayverdi

Firat Ayverdi

Bilal

Audrey Dana

Audrey Dana

Marion

Olivier Rabourdin

Olivier Rabourdin

Le lieutenant de police

Derya Ayverdi

Derya Ayverdi

Mîna

Yannick Renier

Yannick Renier

Alain

Thierry Godard

Thierry Godard

Bruno

Jean-Paul Comart

Jean-Paul Comart

Le gradé chez Simon

Fırat Çelik

Fırat Çelik

Koban

Mehmet Selim Akgul

Mehmet Selim Akgul

Zoran

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