Movie·2009·1h 50m
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Friendship has no borders. True love has no limits.
Directed By
Philippe Lioret
Country
France
Language
Turkish
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The Story
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
Producer
Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela
Cinematography
Laurent Dailland
Music
Nicola Piovani
Editor
Andrea Sedláčková
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
// crew
Crew
Philippe Lioret
Director
Emmanuel Courcol
Screenplay, Writer
Olivier Adam
Screenplay, Writer
Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela
Producer
Andrea Sedláčková
Editor
Nicola Piovani
Original Music Composer
Laurent Dailland
Director of Photography
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