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Welcome (2009)

2009-03-11 · 1h 50m · FR
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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

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Philippe LioretDirectorEmmanuel CourcolWriterOlivier AdamWriter

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Vincent LindonVincent LindonSimonFirat AyverdiFirat AyverdiBilalAudrey DanaAudrey DanaMarionOlivier RabourdinOlivier Rabourdinle lieutenant de policeDerya AyverdiDerya AyverdiMînaYannick RenierYannick Renierle collègue de SimonThierry GodardThierry GodardBruno, le collègue de MarionJean-Paul ComartJean-Paul Comartle gradé chez SimonFırat ÇelikFırat ÇelikKobanMehmet Selim AkgulMehmet Selim AkgulZoranMurat SubaşıMurat SubaşıMirkoBehi Djanati AtaiBehi Djanati AtaiLa mère de Mina

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RefugeeIllegal immigrationCalaisKurd

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Genre affinityDrama · RomanceTheme affinityRefugee · Illegal Immigration · CalaisMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityRomanceDirector preference154333

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What is Welcome about?

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

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Welcome has a runtime of 110 minutes.

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