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Synopsis
Bilal, a 17-year-old Kurdish youth, has traveled through the Middle East and Europe to join his girlfriend, who has recently emigrated to England with her family. But his journey comes to an abrupt end when he is stopped on the French side of the Channel.
Having decided to swim across, Bilal goes to the local swimming pool to train. There he meets Simon, a swimming instructor in the midst of a divorce. To impress his wife and win back her heart, Simon decides to risk everything by taking Bilal under his wing.
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Director (1)
Actors (28)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : Nord-Ouest Films
- Co-productions : France 3 Cinéma, Pictanovo, STUDIOCANAL
- Foreign production company : The Bureau
- Film exports/foreign sales : STUDIOCANAL
- French distribution : Mars Films
Full credits (22)
- Executive Producer : Christophe Rossignon
- Screenwriters : Philippe Lioret, Emmanuel Courcol, Olivier Adam
- Director of Photography : Laurent Dailland
- Music Composers : Nicola Piovani, Wojciech Kilar, Armand Amar
- Assistant directors : Isabelle Henry, Jessica Palud
- Editor : Andrea Sedlackova
- Sound Recordist : Pierre Mertens
- Costume designer : Fanny Drouin
- Associate Producer : Philip Boëffard
- Executive Producer : Ève François Machuel
- Co-producer : Bertrand Faivre
- Assistant Operators : Christian Abomnes, Malek Krimed, Maud Lemaistre, Maxime Cointe
- Production Manager : Olivier Hélie
- Press Attaché (film) : Dominique Segall
- Sound editors : Germain Boulay, Serge Rouquairol, Laurent Quaglio
- Assistant editors : Marie De La Selle, Sophie Henocq, Judith Rivière-Kawa
- Continuity supervisor : Béatrice Pollet
- Production Designer : Yves Brover
- Casting : Tatiana Vialle
- Sound Mixer : Éric Tisserand
- Still Photographer : Guy Ferrandis
- Post-production supervisor : Julien Azoulay
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Yes
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- French release : 11/03/2009
- Runtime : 1 h 50 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 117.844
- Visa issue date : 26/02/2009
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Rating restrictions : None
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News & awards
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Selections (28)
Awards (4)
Durban International Film Festival
South Africa, 2009
Award for Best Actor : Firat Ayverdi
Award for Best Director : Philippe Lioret
Berlin International Film Festival
Germany, 2009
Panorama Audience Award
Prix œcuménique dans la section Panorama
