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Bilal, a 17-year-old Kurdish refugee, has struggled his way through Europe for the last three months, trying to reunite with his girlfriend. But his journey comes to an abrupt halt when he is stopped by authorities in Calais, on the French side of the Channel. Left with no other alternatives, he decides to swim across. Bilal goes to the local swimming pool to train, where he meets Simon. But what begins as a relationship based on self-interest de...

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Kurds France Drama

Refugees France Drama

Swimming Drama

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Drama Feature films Fiction films Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Part of a Series:

Film Movement series Film Movement series ; v. 8, film 2 Film Movement series ; year 8, film 2 Film movement Film movement ; year 8, film 2

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Description:

1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
stereo
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

Not rated

Other Title:

Berlin Wall

Notes:

Release date: Aug. 10, 2010
Special features: biographies of director Philippe Lioret, actor Vincent Lindon and actress Audrey Dana; theatrical trailer
Includes the short film "The Berlin Wall" / directed by Paul Cotter (15 min.)
Director of photography, Laurent Dailland ; editor, Andréa Sedlackova
Vincent Lindon, Firat Ayverdi, Audrey Dana, Derya Ayverdi, Selim Akgul, Thierry Godard, Olivier Rabourdin
DVD; region 1, NTSC; 16:9 widescreen
Can be viewed dubbed in English or Kurdish, or subtitled in English
Closed captioned

Control Number:

699562

UPC:

616892075110

Other Authors:

Adam, Olivier
Akgul, Selim
Ayverdi, Derya
Ayverdi, Firat
Courcol, Emmanuel
Dailland, Laurent
Dana, Audrey, 1979-
Film Movement (Firm)
Godard, Thierry, 1967-
Lindon, Vincent
Lioret, Philippe, 1955-
Nord-Ouest Films
Rabourdin, Olivier, 1959-
Rossignon, Christophe
Sedláčková, Andrea, 1967-

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