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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 11, 2009

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

72%

Original Title

Welcome

Production Companies

Nord-Ouest Films

Director

Philippe Lioret

Description

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