Welcome

Welcome

110 mins | Drama, Romance | March 11, 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

Welcome

110 mins | Drama, Romance | March 11, 2009

Welcome
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
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Nord-Ouest Films
Original title Welcome
Directors Philippe Lioret
Writers Emmanuel Courcol, Olivier Adam

Cast

Vincent Lindon

as Simon

Firat Ayverdi

as Bilal

Audrey Dana

as Marion

Olivier Rabourdin

as le lieutenant de police

Derya Ayverdi

as Mîna

Yannick Renier

as le collègue de Simon

Thierry Godard

as Bruno, le collègue de Marion

Jean-Paul Comart

as le gradé chez Simon

Firat Celik

as Koban

Murat Subasi

as Mirko

Behi Djanati Atai

as La mère de Mina

Patrick Ligardes

as Le voisin de Simon

Jean-Pol Brissart

as Le juge

Blandine Pélissier

as La juge aux affaires familiales

Éric Herson-Macarel

as Le policier du centre de rétention

Gilles Masson

as Le gradé du centre de rétention

Emmanuel Courcol

as Le directeur du supermarché

Jean-François Fagour

as Le chef de la sécurité du supermarché

Lazare Herson-Macarel

as Le passeur

Stéphane Butet

as Le passeur au volant

Carine Bouquillon

as Bénévole du quai de la soupe

Jacques Herlin

as Policier centre de rétention

Jeremy Zylberberg

as Policier centre de rétention

Vincent Pietton

as Policier centre de rétention

Bruno Tuchszer

as L'opérateur du cross

Florence Hebbelynck

as Avocate tribunal

Joakim Latzko

as L'Afghan du centre de rétention

Emmanuelle Dupuy

as L'avocate de Simon et Marion

Philippe Gaulé

as Le voisin du dessus