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
Director:
Philippe Lioret
Writers:
Emmanuel Courcol, Olivier Adam.
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Vincent Lindon as Simon |
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Firat Ayverdi as Bilal |
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Audrey Dana as Marion |
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Olivier Rabourdin as Le lieutenant de police |
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Derya Ayverdi as Mîna |
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Yannick Renier as Alain |
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Thierry Godard as Bruno |
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Jean-Paul Comart as Le gradé chez Simon |
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Fırat Çelik as Koban |
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Mehmet Selim Akgul as Zoran |
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Murat Subaşı as Mirko |
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Behi Djanati Atai as La mère de Mina |
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Patrick Ligardes as Le voisin de Simon |
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Jean-Pol Brissart as Le juge |
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Blandine Pélissier as La juge aux affaires familiales |
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Éric Herson-Macarel as Le policier du centre de rétention |
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Gilles Masson as Le gradé du centre de rétention |
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Emmanuel Courcol as Le directeur du supermarché |
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Jean-François Fagour as Le chef de la sécurité du supermarché |
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Lazare Herson-Macarel as Le passeur |
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Stéphane Butet as Le passeur au volant |
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Carine Bouquillon as La bénévole du quai de la soupe |
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Ibrahim Kiransal as Aran |
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Jacques Herlin as Le policier du centre de rétention |
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Jeremy Zylberberg as Le policier du centre de rétention |
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Vincent Pietton as Le policier du centre de rétention |
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Bruno Tuchszer as L'opérateur du cross |
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Florence Hebbelynck as L'avocate au tribunal |
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Joakim Latzko as L'Afghan du centre de rétention |
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Emmanuelle Dupuy as L'avocate de Simon et Marion |
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Philippe Gaulé as Le voisin du dessus |
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Kae Bahar as Azad |
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Mouafaq Rushdie as Le père de Mina |
| Writing | Emmanuel Courcol | Writer |
| Directing | Philippe Lioret | Director |
| Writing | Emmanuel Courcol | Screenplay |
| Writing | Olivier Adam | Writer |
| Writing | Olivier Adam | Screenplay |
| Production | Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela | Producer |
| Sound | Armand Amar | Music |
| Sound | Wojciech Kilar | Music |
| Production | Tatiana Vialle | Casting |
| Camera | Laurent Dailland | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fanny Drouin | Costume Design |
| Art | Thierry Rouxel | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Andrea Sedláčková | Editor |
| Art | Yves Brover-Rabinovici | Art Direction |
| Sound | Nicola Piovani | Original Music Composer |