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“Friendship has no borders. True love has no limits.”
2009•12•1h 50m•7.2•Released
DramaRomance
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
Director
Philippe Lioret
Writer
Emmanuel Courcol, Olivier Adam, Emmanuel Courcol, Olivier Adam
Languages
Turkish, French, English
Studio
Nord-Ouest Films
Cast
Vincent Lindon
Simon
Firat Ayverdi
Bilal
Audrey Dana
Marion
Olivier Rabourdin
Le lieutenant de police
Derya Ayverdi
Mîna
Yannick Renier
Alain
Thierry Godard
Bruno
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
Production
Company
Nord-Ouest Films
Producer
Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela
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