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Welcome (Motion picture : 2009)
Title
Welcome / Nord-Ouest présente ; un film de Philippe Lioret ; produit par Christophe Rossignon ; scénario original, Philippe Lioret, Emmanuel Courcol, Olivier Adam.
ISBN
9781449815219
1449815219
Published
[New York] : Film Movement, [2010]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Includes the short film "The Berlin Wall" (15 min.), directed by Paul Cotter.
Special features: biographies of director Philippe Lioret, actor Vincent Lindon and actress Audrey Dana; Welcome theatrical trailer.
Director of photography, Laurent Dailland ; editor, Andrea Sedlácková ; music, Nicola Piovani.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009.
In French, English and Kurdish with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Winner, Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Feature, Heartland Film Festival ; Winner, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury & Label Europa Cinemas Award, Berlin International Film Festival ; Nominated for 10 Cesar Awards including Best Film.
Access and use
Includes public performance rights.
Summary
A 17-year-old Kurdish refugee, Bilal, has struggled his way through Europe in an attempt to reunite with his girlfriend, who has emigrated to England. When he is stopped in France, he decides to swim the English Channel to complete his journey. While training at a local swimming pool he meets Simon, a middle-aged swim instructor, who agrees to help Bilal, in order to regain the affection of his wife.
Variant and related titles
Berlin Wall.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
French; English; Kurdish
Added to Catalog
April 11, 2019
Series
Film Movement series ; year 8, film 2
Credits
Director of photography, Laurent Dailland ; editor, Andrea Sedlácková ; music, Nicola Piovani.
Cast
Vincent Lindon, Firat Ayverdi, Audrey Dana, Derya Ayverdi.
System details note
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; dual layers ; enhanced for 16x9 television.
Audience
Not rated.
Videorecording number
DV086 Film Movement
Subjects
Genre/Form
Feature films - France.
Foreign language films - French.
Short films - Germany.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Feature films.
Short films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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