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2009, Film, 110 min, Drama, French, France, MoviePedia score 70
Friendship has no borders. True love has no limits.
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
Directed by Philippe Lioret
Cast
- Vincent Lindon as Simon Calmat
- Firat Ayverdi as Bilal
- Audrey Dana as Marion Calmat
- Derya Ayverdi as Mina
- Thierry Godard as Bruno
- Mehmet Selim Akgul as Zoran
- Fırat Çelik as Koban
- Murat Subasi as Mirko
- Olivier Rabourdin as Lieutenant Caratini
- Yannick Renier as Alain
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