Both a study of a budding friendship and a compassionate look at the perils faced by illegal immigrants, Philippe Lioret’s Welcome centers on Bilal, a 17-year-old Iraqi Kurd who is stuck in Calais, Northern France, and Simon, a recently divorced swimming teacher. Desperate to join his girlfriend in London, Bilal vows to swim across the English Channel if he has to, setting the stage for his meeting with Simon. Unmistakably a condemnation of xenophobia in France, Welcome also features richly drawn and fully fleshed-out lead characters.
Directed by Philippe Lioret, 2008; 110 minutes.
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Part of the Tournées Festival: Contemporary French Cinema
The Nanovic Institute is pleased to present a new program of acclaimed, contemporary French cinema in partnership with the Department of Film, Television and Theatre. This program was made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Ministry of Culture.