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2009

1h 50m

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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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Emmanuel Courcol(screenplay by)
Olivier Adam(screenplay by)
Emmanuel Courcol(writer by)
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Jean-Paul Comart
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Behi Djanati Atai
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Patrick Ligardes
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Blandine Pélissier
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Éric Herson-Macarel
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Gilles Masson
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Emmanuel Courcol
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Writers

Emmanuel Courcol(screenplay by)
Olivier Adam(screenplay by)
Emmanuel Courcol(writer by)

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Release date

March 11, 2009 (United States)

Country of origin

France

Languages

English
French
Kurdish
Turkish

Production company

Nord-Ouest Films

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