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Welcome

Welcome

Welcome

Welcome

Friendship has no borders. True love has no limits.

2009•1h 50m•

★7.2(259 ratings)

DramaRomance

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

Director

Philippe Lioret

Writers

Emmanuel Courcol, Olivier Adam

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Main 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

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Philippe Lioret

Writing

Screenplay: Emmanuel Courcol
Screenplay: Olivier Adam
Writer: Emmanuel Courcol
Writer: Olivier Adam

Production

Producer: Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela
Casting: Tatiana Vialle

Music & Sound

Music: Wojciech Kilar
Music: Armand Amar
Original Music Composer: Nicola Piovani

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Laurent Dailland

Editing

Editor: Andrea Sedláčková

Art Direction

Art Direction: Yves Brover-Rabinovici
Set Decoration: Thierry Rouxel

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Fanny Drouin

Keywords

refugeeillegal immigrationkurdcalais

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Friendship has no borders. True love has no limits."

#2

The runtime is 110 minutes (1h 50m).

#3

The film features dialogue in 4 languages: Turkish, French, English, Kurdish.

#4

It was a co-production between: France, United Kingdom.

#5

The film was directed by Philippe Lioret.

#6

The screenplay was written by Emmanuel Courcol and Olivier Adam.

#7

The score was composed by Nicola Piovani.

#8

Cinematography was handled by Laurent Dailland.

#9

This title is listed on IMDb as tt1314280.

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Rating

7.2/10

Good

259 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Welcome

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

12

Language:

Türkçe, Français, English,

Country of Origin:

France, United Kingdom

Production Companies:

Nord-Ouest Films

Nord-Ouest Films