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Friendship has no borders. True love has no limits.
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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
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
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Gilles Masson
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Le passeur
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Le passeur au volant
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Emmanuelle Dupuy
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Philippe Gaulé
Le voisin du dessus
Kae Bahar
Azad
Mouafaq Rushdie
Le père de Mina
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