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Mood:
- EmotionalTouchingUpliftingBittersweetAtmosphericGloomy
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Plot:
- ImmigrantsComing of AgeHuman SpiritSelf DiscoveryFriendshipTeachers and StudentsAdolescence Vs AdulthoodAmbition more...
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Genres:
- DramaForeign
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- France
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedBerlin Festival WinnerPrestigious Awards
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Welcome, 2009
French, Kurdish, English
France
Profile of Welcome
The mood of Welcome is uplifting, bittersweet, and emotional. The plot centers around adolescence vs. adulthood, immigrants, and teachers and students. It is a drama and foreign movie. In approach, Welcome is serious and realistic. The setting is France. It happens in contemporary times. Welcome is known for being a Berlin festival winner and critically acclaimed.
Summary of Welcome
A young Kurdish refugee finds friendship from an unlikely source in Welcome, writer-director Philippe Lioret's dramatic chronicle of intersecting lives. The tale unfurls in Calais, a seaside community in the north of France where one can glimpse the white cliffs of Dover, England with the naked eye. Vincent Lindon stars as Simon, a local swimming instructor privately reeling in turmoil because he dreads an imminent divorce from his wife (Audrey Dana). Soon, his path unexpectedly criss-crosses with that of Bilal (Firat Ayverdi), a 17-year-old Kurdish refugee with two aspirations: swim the English Channel, and join his girlfriend in England following a lengthy separation. Despite their differing ages, the two men discover that they have a fair amount in common, and soon forge a tight bond marked by similar goals.
Details
| Language: | French, Kurdish, English |
| Country: | France |
| Release date: | 24 May 2009 |
| Runtime: | 110 min |
Cast and Crew
as Simon
as Bilal
as Marion
as Mina
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Users Reviews
- 20.September.2010
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- by: Vic
- Vic rated this movie
8/10Great
