
Feature film — 2009
Welcome (2009)
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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Director: Philippe Lioret
On screen
Cast & crew

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
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