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2009 · France, United Kingdom

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Tonight at a glance

Runtime
110 min
Language
French
Country
France, United Kingdom

Why tonight?

  • In French — subtitles on.

The story

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

  • refugee
  • illegal immigration
  • kurd
  • calais

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Production

Rating
7.2 / 10 · 265 ratings
Studio
Nord-Ouest Films