- HD 1080
- Runtime: 110m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: fr
- Country: France, United Kingdom
- Director: Philippe Lioret
- Stars: Vincent Lindon, Firat Ayverdi, Audrey Dana, Olivier Rabourdin, Derya Ayverdi
- keywords: refugee, illegal immigration, kurd, calais
- Production_studio: Nord-Ouest Films
- Slogan: Friendship has no borders. True love has no limits.
- The Welcome is featured in the top rankings of 2009
- #18 in Top Romance Movies of 2009
- #71 in Top Drama Movies of 2009
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