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Welcome(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-03-11
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250 Votes
Time: 1h 50m
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
Languages: English, French, Kurdish, Turkish.
Countries:
France,
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Welcome
Top 10 Billed 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 Akgül
Zoran
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