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    2009

    French

    7.5

    ♡ 3

    87%

    86%

    calais

    Drama

    illegal immigration

    kurd

    refugee

    Philippe Lioret Philippe Lioret Director Frank Hewetson Frank Hewetson as Garde-côte Firat Çelik Firat Çelik as Koban Olivier Rabourdin Olivier Rabourdin as Lieutenant Caratini Vincent Lindon Vincent Lindon as Simon Calmat
    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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