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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 is captured with authenticity, from the point of view of people who arrived there knowing nothing about France. This immigrant drama, with wonderful performances by the actors, is a strong story which uses documentary austerity and minimalist style to create a great emotional impact.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Philippe Lioret
Production: Mars Distribution
  13 wins & 15 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
61
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
Year:
2009
110 min
Website
1,839 Views


- Hello.

- Mirko?

Is Bilal. I'm in France at Calais.

Mine is?

No, not in school.

How late?

Mina back to that time?

- At 5:
00, I think.

- At 5.

- Good morning, my son.

- Good morning.

Mirko? / i

I can not speak,

my father arrived.

Call you back.

Do not call here anymore.

Write down my phone.

No, no phone.

00 ... 44 ... 78 .../ i

Tell your sister

I'm in Calais ...

I'll take a boat

tonight or tomorrow morning.

I'll be in London tomorrow night.

Sure, but do not call it here.

But going to tell her, right?

Yes Bye.

- He took the bread?

- No, I forgot.

- Who was that?

- Nobody. A friend.

Please! Please!

- Where is the entrance to the port?

- Afghanistan. Not understand.

- The entrance to the port?

- Why? Where to go?

- England.

- England?

He was invited by the Queen?

- Where is it?

- There, 1 km.

Take the first class.

Better!

Take, good profit, enjoy the site!

Enjoy!

And you're cold?

- In the queue!

- Yes, all right!

- Not filling.

- What! Come!

Stop! Enough!

You go back there.

You, stand in line, no

please, where are you?

Zoran?

Go to the queue.

He is a friend!

- It Mosul.

- I do not care.

Koban, is a friend!

- What are you doing here?

- And you?

His mother told me

I was in London,

you called, I was fine.

Was not to worry.

Since when are you here?

Two and a half months.

I three months.

- Do you have money to go through?

- I'm under a truck.

- I do not need a middleman.

- Here, you take the dogs.

And to enter the trucks,

we need a middleman.

- How much did they ask?

- 500.

Euros?

Just to go?

Yes, if I borrow,

I paid in London.

And trains? The tunnel?

Yes! I held down

a train, in Albania.

Here, the trains go to 160.

Those who tried

the train passed over.

Hello! You're new!

Just get?

- Yes

- When you arrived?

Today, now.

What is your name?

Bilal.

- Good luck!

- Thank you.

- Good night.

- Good night.

- And the boats?

- What, boats?

Fishing boats, the sailing ...

We can not steal one?

There are police everywhere, in the port.

And the boats are tied.

The only solution

is the middleman.

For me, there are only a 50 Euros.

I love you I return in London ...

So? Can I borrow?

- We can cross tomorrow?

- I see. I return, I promise.

Is there a telephone nearby?

Aran!

Where?

England!

One minute, 10 euros.

At Pizza Hut,

are looking for couriers.

You do not know the streets.

You have to know them.

Yes, I know.

If I say ...

Osborne Road, as you get there?

Eye on the map.

Must have the map in the head.

I turn around.

It is always better

to dive in the Indian Ocean.

Eat your meat well.

Amed Darashia.

The part of whom?

Mirko ... Bilal.

You can not eat in peace!

I told you not to call here!

Your phone does not respond.

Mine is?

She can not talk.

My father is here!

You want?

You too?

Who is Bilal?

A friend.

Who is it?

The son of Kayani.

What does he want?

Must breathe through the hole

canvas, due to CO2.

When I say,

go into hiding ...

Keep this in mind,

and breathe in there.

Quiet, shut up!

Okay, I'm going to sleep!

Come! Fast!

- All right?

- I hurt myself.

Place the bag on your head!

Let us place!

Hurry!

Come on, come down soon!

Come on down!

Hurry!

Hurry!

Let us put.

Hurry!

Will make us pick up, you idiot!

Place.

Push!

Come on down! Hurry!

Papers.

License.

Where from?

Pelzni. Czech Republic.

What?

Make him shut up, gonna get us.

- What are you taking? Vessels?

- There are people in there!

There are some people!

You know how much it will cost you!

Open the door!

Where's your friend?

Damn! Son of a b*tch!

Stop, Koban! Stop!

Everybody out! Come!

Eyaz!

Eyaz!

Everybody out!

All this, it is your fault, stupid!

You owe me 500 Euros!

Silence!

Forget it!

Pay me or I'll kill you.

Know what I mean? Silence!

- Bathrooms, please. I am sick.

- Come on!

Kayani, K.. A.. Y.. A.. N.. I

- Bilal, Iraq, December 8, 1991.

- 08/12/91.

Who is she? His girlfriend?

Answer is your girlfriend? Beautiful!

exempt from fees.

- Return.

- And what else?

- Please.

- Let go! Go!

Enough, Francis!

- Ready!

- Enough! Next. Gathering all this.

- Next.

- Collecting all.

If next appears, Bilal Kayani.

Born on 8 December 1991

Mosul, Iraq,

illegally entered the territory

and was arrested on 15 February

when trying

embark clandestinely

for the United Kingdom.

You admit the facts?

- Say yes.

- Yes

In accordance with the provisions

for people

from countries at war,

you escape measures

Extradition across the border.

But know that here will be taken

stricter measures,

calling people like you

return to their country of origin.

I did it right?

Since no

offenders,

I will not hold it,

but do not want to see him again.

I do not know what you said, but

can not enter England.

Do not cross over, should return to

his country to avoid serious problems.

Sir, allow me to say that

this child is less

of age, and therefore

qualifies for a place

a public school.

You know very well that

not where to go,

let's not waste time

with it, next case.

Cometh Bafaoua Malman.

Excuse me, ...

Calais? Is there?

Calais is there, yes!

Thank you.

Come on, open your legs. So.

Like a frog.

Do not hold the line, please.

The line should not hold!

Come on back to the legs. So.

Bend, stretch, and join.

Bend, stretch and join.

Again.

Soft, soft, soft.

- Sorry!

- Yes?

- How much are the classes?

- What?

Classes. As the boy.

Want to learn to swim?

Yes, the crawl.

A class, 15 euros.

- For an hour?

- Half an hour.

And the package is 120 Euros.

For ten classes.

- Can we start now?

- Not now!

Tomorrow afternoon. 2am.

Thank you.

Yes?

I said 15. Just a note.

Payment of 2 classes.

Where are you from?

Iraq, sir ... Kurdistan.

Do not pay to stay

calling, right?

One moment!

Hey, you!

Only one call!

Get out now!

Still owes me 500 euros.

Okay, let me!

You'll see if I let you!

Tomorrow, without fail.

Otherwise I will kill you. Idiot!

When I left Iraq,

Turkish soldiers captured me.

They tied my hands and put

a black bag on my head.

Left me with the bag for 8 days.

You took a shower?

It smells like soap.

Where did you shower?

Please! We have money ...

- What is happening?

- I called Marty. Not him.

Please, only one

shower. We pay.

- No shower.

- 10 minutes!

- I said no. Out!

- Why?

Why yes, leave

but call the police.

Is prohibited. It is

a public toilet!

Out!

I came to class.

Ah Yes, the classroom, he paid! Out!

Now come on, out, out.

But tomorrow will be 50.

But your friends ... should never return.

If I see one here, learn

swimming in the harbor!

Your ticket.

Not good.

First, his head

should be in the water.

Must blow into the water.

So ... one, two ... breathing.

Every three movements,

you breathe.

Loud. So ...

Once the left ...

once on the right.

And blows into the water, mouth closed.

How to make bubbles.

Right? ... What is this?

Nothing.

Come on. Show me.

ladies and gentlemen, we close in

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Philippe Lioret

Philippe Lioret (born 10 October 1955) is a French film director, screenwriter and producer. more…

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