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WELCOME
WELCOME | WELCOME
Director: Lioret, Philippe
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Bilal, a young 17-year-old Kurdish boy, has travelled through Middle East and Europe to join his girlfriend, freshly immigrated to England. But his journey comes to an abrupt end when he is stopped on the French side of the Channel. Having decided to swim across, Bilal goes to the local swimming pool to train. There he meets Simon, a swimming instructor in the midst of a divorce. To impress his wife and win back her heart, Simon decides to risk everything by taking Bilal under his wing. The community of struggling illegal aliens in Calais is captured with authenticity, from the point of view of people who arrived there knowing nothing about France. This immigrant drama, with wonderful performances by the actors, is a strong story which uses documentary austerity and minimalist style to create a great emotional impact. Warsaw FF |
| Philippe Lioret |
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Philippe Lioret (b. 1955, Paris, France) began his career
working as a sound engineer. His first feature, "Lost
in Transit" from 1993, won the best director and best
screenplay awards at San Sebasti?n. He subsequently
directed commercials until he scored theatrical hits at
home and abroad with "Mademoiselle" and "L'equipier",
both of which starred Sandrine Bonnaire in the leading
role. WELCOME is his sixth fiction feature. |
| Philippe Lioret |
| Tombés du ciel
(Lost in Transit, 1993), Tenue correcte exigée (1997),
Mademoiselle (2001), L'équipier (The Light, 2004), Je
vais bien, ne t'en fais pas (Don't Worry, I'm Fine, 2006),
Welcome (2009) |
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Country: France
Year: 2009
Runtime: 110
Language: French
Producer: Christophe Rossignon
Scriptwriter: Philippe Lioret, Emmanuel Courcol, Olivier Adam
Director of Photography: Laurent Dailland
Music: Nicola Piovani, Wojciech Kilar, Armand Amar
Editor: Andrea Sedla'čkova'
Cast: Vincent Lindon, Firat Ayverdi, Audrey Dana, Derya Ayverdi, Thierry Godard
Production: Nord-Ouest Films
World Sales: Films Distribution
Festivals and prizes: Berlin (Panorama - Label European Cinemas, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury), Istanbul, Seattle, Karlovy Vary, Athens, Warsaw (Audience Award), Vienna
SCHEDULE
Sunday, 29. November 19:30
Cinamon 6, Tallinn
Subtitles: English,
Wednesday, 2. December 19:30
Kinomaja, Tallinn
Subtitles: English,
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