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
Status
Released
Original Language
FR
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Release Date
March 11, 2009
Popularity
1
Director
Philippe Lioret
Writer
Emmanuel Courcol
Writer
Emmanuel Courcol
Producer
Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela
Where to Watch
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 Akgul
Zoran
Murat Subaşı
Mirko
Behi Djanati Atai
La mère de Mina
Patrick Ligardes
Le voisin de Simon
Jean-Pol Brissart
Le juge
Blandine Pélissier
La juge aux affaires familiales
Éric Herson-Macarel
Le policier du centre de rétention
Gilles Masson
Le gradé du centre de rétention
Emmanuel Courcol
Le directeur du supermarché
Jean-François Fagour
Le chef de la sécurité du supermarché
Lazare Herson-Macarel
Le passeur
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