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Film Movement | Release Date: May 7, 2010

Summary: Bilal, a 17-year-old Kurdish refugee, has struggled his way through Europe for the last three months, trying to reunite with his girlfriend, who recently emigrated to England. But his journey comes to an abrupt halt when he is stopped by authorities in Calais, on the French side of the Channel. Left with no other alternatives, he decides to swim across. Bilal goes to the local swimming pool to train, where he meets Simon, a middle-aged swimming instructor in turmoil over his imminent divorce. Simon agrees to help Bilal, hoping to win back the affection of his wife, who does volunteer work helping immigrants. But what begins as a relationship based on self interest, develops into something much bigger than Simon could ever have imagined, as he too will ultimately risk everything to reach happiness. (Film Movement)

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Runtime:	110 min
Rating:	Not Rated
Official Site:	http://www.filmmovement.com/filmcatalog/index.asp?MerchandiseID=219
Production:	Canal+
Genres:	Drama
Country:	France
Languages:	English, French, Kurdish, Turkish

Director	Credit
Philippe Lioret	Director

Writer	Credit
Emmanuel Courcol	Original Scenario
Olivier Adam	Original Scenario
Philippe Lioret	Original Scenario
Serge Frydman	Collaboration

Cast	Credit
Audrey Dana	Marion Calmat
Behi Djanati Atai	La Mère De Mina
Blandine Pélissier	La Juge Aux Affaires Familiales
Derya Ayverdi	Mina
Firat Ayverdi	Bilal
Firat Celik	Koban
Jean-Pol Brissart	Le Juge
Mouafaq Rushdie	Le Père De Mina
Murat Subasi	Mirko
Olivier Rabourdin	Lieutenant Caratini
Patrick Ligardes	Le Voisin De Simon
Selim Akgul	Zoran
Thierry Godard	Bruno
Vincent Lindon	Simon Calmat
Yannick Renier	Alain

Producer	Credit
Bertrand Faivre	Co-Producer
Christophe Rossignon	Producer