Bilal (Firat Ayverdi), a 17 year old Kurdish refugee from Iraq, has arrived in Calais - like thousands of others - after three months of clandestine travel, desperate to be reunited with his girlfriend Mina (Derya Ayverdi), now living with her family in London. Simon (Vincent Lindon) is a swimming instructor in Calais, just about to finalise his divorce from Marion (Audrey Dana), one of the volunteers helping to feed the refugees around the port. On an impulse and against the law, Simon offers Bilal and his friend Zoran (Selim Akgul) a bed for a night or two and is soon helping Bilal to improve his swimming - as Bilal plans to reach England whatever it takes. Complications change everyone's life.
Director:
Philippe Lioret
Year:
2009
Country:
Fra
Cast:
Vincent Lindon, Firat Ayverdi, Audrey Dana
Classification:
M