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Drama
In French and Kurdish with English subtitles
PRINCIPAL CAST MEMBERS
Firat Ayverdi: Bilal, a 17-year-old Iraqi Kurd
Vincent Lindon: Simon Calmat, swimming instructor at the Calais municipal baths
Audrey Dana: his soon-to-be ex-wife Marion
Derya Ayverdi: Bilal’s girlfriend Mina
Mouafaq Rushdie: Mina’s father
REVIEW
Set amidst the gritty dockyards of Calais, the plight of illegal immigrants is clearly portrayed in this well-acted film.
CLASSIFICATION
FOR NITPICKERS ONLY
• The distance from Bagdad to the French coast is about 2,500 miles, not 4,000 as mentioned by Bilal.
• According to Simon the water temperature off the beach at Calais is around 10°C. In fact it never gets that cold, varying instead between 14°C and 18°C.
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