South Africa / Jul 25, 2009 / Durban International Film Festival
Friendship has no borders. True love has no limits.
1h 50min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jean-Paul Comart | Le gradé chez Simon |
| Fırat Çelik | Koban |
| Mehmet Selim Akgul | Zoran |
| Murat Subaşı | Mirko |
| Behi Djanati Atai | La mère de Mina |
| Patrick Ligardes | Le voisin de Simon |
| Jean-Pol Brissart | Le juge |
| Blandine Pélissier | La juge aux affaires familiales |
| Éric Herson-Macarel | Le policier du centre de rétention |
| Gilles Masson | Le gradé du centre de rétention |
| Emmanuel Courcol | Le directeur du supermarché |
| Jean-François Fagour | Le chef de la sécurité du supermarché |
| Lazare Herson-Macarel | Le passeur |
| Stéphane Butet | Le passeur au volant |
| Carine Bouquillon | La bénévole du quai de la soupe |
| Ibrahim Kiransal | Aran |
| Jacques Herlin | Le policier du centre de rétention |
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| Jeremy Zylberberg | Le policier du centre de rétention |
| Vincent Pietton | Le policier du centre de rétention |
| Bruno Tuchszer | L'opérateur du cross |
| Florence Hebbelynck | L'avocate au tribunal |
| Joakim Latzko | L'Afghan du centre de rétention |
| Emmanuelle Dupuy | L'avocate de Simon et Marion |
| Philippe Gaulé | Le voisin du dessus |
| Kae Bahar | Azad |
| Mouafaq Rushdie | Le père de Mina |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Welcome |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Türkçe, Français, English |
| Production countries | France, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Nord-Ouest Films |
| Release date | 11 marzo 2009 |
| Production | Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela |
| Writer | Emmanuel Courcol, Olivier Adam |
| Casting | Tatiana Vialle |
| Editing | Andrea Sedláčková |
| Cinematography | Laurent Dailland |
| Assistant directors | Philippe Lioret |
| Camera operators | Laurent Dailland |
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| Additional photography | Laurent Dailland |
| Production design | Yves Brover-Rabinovici, Thierry Rouxel |
| Art direction | Yves Brover-Rabinovici, Thierry Rouxel |
| Set decoration | Thierry Rouxel, Yves Brover-Rabinovici |
| Music | Wojciech Kilar, Armand Amar, Nicola Piovani |
| Sound | Wojciech Kilar, Armand Amar, Nicola Piovani |
| Costume design | Fanny Drouin |
| Makeup | Fanny Drouin |
| Hairstyling | Fanny Drouin |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
France / Mar 11, 2009
Netherlands / Jul 30, 2009 / 12
Italy / Dec 11, 2009
Germany / Feb 04, 2010 / 12
Physical media
Netherlands / Dec 07, 2009 / 12 / DVD
TV
Netherlands / Nov 04, 2012 / 12 / Nederland 2
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