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Friendship has no borders. True love has no limits.

2009•1h 50m•7.2/10
DramaRomance

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7.2/10(255)

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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Production

Nord-Ouest Films

Language

FR

Status

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Cast

Vincent Lindon

Vincent Lindon

Simon

Firat Ayverdi

Firat Ayverdi

Bilal

Audrey Dana

Audrey Dana

Marion

Olivier Rabourdin

Olivier Rabourdin

Le lieutenant de police

Derya Ayverdi

Derya Ayverdi

Mîna

Yannick Renier

Yannick Renier

Alain

Thierry Godard

Thierry Godard

Bruno

Jean-Paul Comart

Jean-Paul Comart

Le gradé chez Simon

Fırat Çelik

Fırat Çelik

Koban

Mehmet Selim Akgul

Mehmet Selim Akgul

Zoran

Murat Subaşı

Murat Subaşı

Mirko

Behi Djanati Atai

Behi Djanati Atai

La mère de Mina

Patrick Ligardes

Patrick Ligardes

Le voisin de Simon

Jean-Pol Brissart

Jean-Pol Brissart

Le juge

Blandine Pélissier

Blandine Pélissier

La juge aux affaires familiales

Éric Herson-Macarel

Éric Herson-Macarel

Le policier du centre de rétention

Gilles Masson

Gilles Masson

Le gradé du centre de rétention

Emmanuel Courcol

Emmanuel Courcol

Le directeur du supermarché

Jean-François Fagour

Jean-François Fagour

Le chef de la sécurité du supermarché

Lazare Herson-Macarel

Le passeur

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