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Welcome(Movie, 2009)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 50min | Genres: Drama, Romance / Love
WelcomeRating: 3.6/5 (with 109109 votes)
Welcome is a 2009 French film directed by Philippe Lioret. It stars Vincent Lindon and features Firat Ayverdi and Derya Ayverdi in their inaugural roles. The film was released on 11 March 2009 in France. The director wanted to highlight the plight of immigrants living in Calais, France, and their plans to reach the United Kingdom. ()
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About Welcome

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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Trailer for Welcome + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Welcome (2009) - Trailer English Subs(Trailer, 2:32)

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Additional Information

Production countries: France, United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: Calais
Original language: French (FR)
Spoken languages: English (EN), French (FR), Kurdish (KU), Turkish (TR)
Translated into 17 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 02/04/2010 (World premiere: 03/11/2009)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Welcome - Grenze der Hoffnung"

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Other movies with this title: Welcome (FR, 1953), Welcome (HK, 1985), Welcome (SU, 1986), Welcome (IN, 2007), Welcome (2015), Welcome (CN/CH/US, 2016), Welcome (2017)

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