7.2 / 10(267 votes)IMDb20091h 50mFrance, United Kingdom

Welcome

“Friendship has no borders. True love has no limits.”

Topics:#refugee #illegal immigration #kurd #calais

Synopsis

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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Welcome (2009) - Trailer English SubsOfficial

Type: Trailer • Published 2014-10-29

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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

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Release History & Theatrical Window

World Premiere

Durban International Film Festival

Festival / Special Debut

4K UHD / Blu-ray Debut

December 7, 2009

Physical Home Media

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Philippe Lioret
Screenplay & Story: Emmanuel Courcol, Olivier Adam
Original Score: Wojciech Kilar, Armand Amar, Nicola Piovani
Original Title: Welcome
Country of Origin: France, United Kingdom
Spoken Languages: Turkish, French, English, Kurdish
Runtime: 1h 50m
Production Studios: Nord-Ouest Films

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Philippe Lioret

Screenplay & Story

Emmanuel Courcol, Olivier Adam

Original Score & Music

Wojciech Kilar, Armand Amar, Nicola Piovani

Director of Photography

Laurent Dailland

Film Editing

Andrea Sedláčková

Producers

Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela

Department Leadership Roster

Philippe Lioret

Director

Emmanuel Courcol

Screenplay

Olivier Adam

Screenplay

Emmanuel Courcol

Writer

Olivier Adam

Writer

Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela

Producer

Andrea Sedláčková

Editor

Nicola Piovani

Original Music Composer

Laurent Dailland

Director of Photography

Fanny Drouin

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Germany (FSK)12

FSK 12 — Restricted to viewers aged 12 and older.

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