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Friendship has no borders. True love has no limits.
Genres
DramaRomance
Overview
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
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
2009-03-11
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
251
Vote Average
7.163
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Stéphane Butet
Le passeur au volant
Carine Bouquillon
La bénévole du quai de la soupe
Ibrahim Kiransal
Aran
Jacques Herlin
Le policier du centre de rétention
Jeremy Zylberberg
Le policier du centre de rétention
Vincent Pietton
Le policier du centre de rétention
Bruno Tuchszer
L'opérateur du cross
Florence Hebbelynck
L'avocate au tribunal
Joakim Latzko
L'Afghan du centre de rétention
Emmanuelle Dupuy
L'avocate de Simon et Marion
Philippe Gaulé
Le voisin du dessus
Kae Bahar
Azad
Mouafaq Rushdie
Le père de Mina
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