COLLECTION · Movie · 2009
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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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* 7.2 (259)DramaRomanceFrance · United Kingdom
Directors
Countries
France · United Kingdom
Studios
Nord-Ouest Films
Runtime
110 min
Release
11/03/2009
Score
7.2 / 10 (259)
Awards and nominations
- 2009: Won "Label Europa Cinemas" and "Prize of the Ecumenical Jury" at the Berlin International Film Festival
- 2009: Won "Best Screenplay" and "Special Prize of the Young Jury" at the Gijón International Film Festival
- 2009: Won Grand Prize for Dramatic Feature at the Heartland Film Festival
- 2009: Won the Audience Award at the Warsaw International Film Festival
- 2010: Won Lumière Award for Best Film at the 15th Lumière Awards
- 2010: Won Prix Jacques Prévert du Scénario for Best Original Screenplay
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Keywords
refugeeillegal immigrationkurdcalais
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