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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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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 Akgül
Zoran
Murat Subaşı
Murat Subaşı
Mirko
Behi Djanati Atai
Behi Djanati Atai
La mère de Mina
Patrick Ligardes
Patrick Ligardes
Le voisin de Simon
Jean-Pol Brissart
Jean-Pol Brissart
Le juge
Blandine Pélissier
Blandine Pélissier
La juge aux affaires familiales

WriterKae Bahar

DirectorEmmanuel Courcol

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Release dateMar 11 2009

Runtime1 hour 50 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguagesEnglish, French, Kurdish, Turkish

Production companiesNord-Ouest Films

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