Welcome

Welcome

2009
1h 50m
7.2

7.2/10

257 votes • View on IMDb

"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

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Nord-Ouest Films
Production Countries
France United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
Turkish French English Kurdish

Quick Facts

Release Date March 11, 2009
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt1314280

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

Murat Subaşı
Murat Subaşı

Mirko

Behi Djanati Atai
Behi Djanati Atai

La mère de Mina

Key Crew

Emmanuel Courcol
Writer
Philippe Lioret
Director
Emmanuel Courcol
Screenplay
Olivier Adam
Writer
Olivier Adam
Screenplay
Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela
Producer