Philippe Lioret’s Welcome is a powerfully moving film about love and to what lengths one will go to for love. The story is engaging, but what makes this film something special are the superb performances from its primary leads. Bilal (Firat Ayverdi) has trekked 4,000 km in three months from Iraq to be with the girl of his dreams and now he stands just 32 km from the English shore and her. After a failed attempt to get into England by truck, Bilal concocts the idea of swimming the channel to reunite with his love.
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Philippe Lioret’s Welcome is a powerfully moving film about love and to what lengths one will go to for love. The story is engaging, but what makes this film something special are the superb performances from its primary leads. Bilal (Firat Ayverdi) has trekked 4,000 km in three months from Iraq to be with the girl of his dreams and now he stands just 32 km from the English shore and her. After a failed attempt to get into England by truck, Bilal concocts the idea of swimming the channel to reunite with his love.