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Author: Philippe LioretChristophe RossignonEmmanuel CourcolOlivier AdamVincent LindonAll authors
Publisher: [New York] : Film Movement, ©2010.
Series: Film Movement series, v. 8, film 2.
Edition/Format:   DVD video : NTSC color broadcast system : FrenchView all editions and formats
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.
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Genre/Form: Feature films
Short films
Fiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Drama
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Philippe Lioret; Christophe Rossignon; Emmanuel Courcol; Olivier Adam; Vincent Lindon; Firat Ayverdi; Audrey Dana; Laurent Dailland; Andréa Sedlackova; Paul Cotter; Nord-Ouest Production.; Film Movement (Firm)
ISBN: 9781449815219 1449815219
OCLC Number: 535648996
Language Note: In French, English and Kurdish with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Notes: Originally released by Nord-Ouest Films in 2009.
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.
Credits: Director of photography, Laurent Dailland ; editor, Andréa Sedlackova.
Cast: Vincent Lindon, Firat Ayverdi, Audrey Dana, Derya Ayverdi.
Target Audience: Not rated.
Description: 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Details: DVD, Region 1, NTSC, widescreen (16:9) presentation.
Series Title: Film Movement series, v. 8, film 2.
Other Titles: Berlin Wall.
Responsibility: Nord-Ouest présente ; un film de Philippe Lioret ; produit par Christophe Rossignon ; scénario original, Philippe Lioret, Emmanuel Courcol, Olivier Adam.

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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.

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