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Welcome
“Friendship has no borders. True love has no limits.”
72%
Movie
1h 50m
AI Analysis
Welcome (2009) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Welcome (2009) — a movie tagged as Drama and Romance with heartwarming and emotional moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Bilal is 17 years old, a Kurdish boy from Iraq. He sets off on an adventure-filled journey across Europe. He wants to get to England to see his love who lives there. Bilal finally reaches Calais, but how do you cover 32 kilometers of the English Channel when you can't swim? The boy soon discovers that his trip won't… Our models also surface themes such as ai and friendship from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect steady storytelling (~110 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Welcome 72% (259 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Welcome is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
72%
from 259 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Bilal is 17 years old, a Kurdish boy from Iraq. He sets off on an adventure-filled journey across Europe. He wants to get to England to see his love who lives there. Bilal finally reaches Calais, but how do you cover 32 kilometers of the English Channel when you can't swim? The boy soon discovers that his trip won't be as easy as he imagined... The community of struggling illegal aliens in Calais
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2009-03-11
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- TMDB rating
- 7.2
- TMDB ID
- 15712
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Is there an official trailer for Welcome?
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What is Welcome about?
Bilal is 17 years old, a Kurdish boy from Iraq. He sets off on an adventure-filled journey across Europe. He wants to get to England to see his love who lives there. Bilal finally reaches Calais, b... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Welcome?
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How long is the movie Welcome?
The official runtime for Welcome is approximately 110 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Vincent Lindon
Simon

Firat Ayverdi
Bilal

Audrey Dana
Marion

Olivier Rabourdin
Le lieutenant de police

Derya Ayverdi
Mîna

Yannick Renier
Alain

Thierry Godard
Bruno

Jean-Paul Comart
Le gradé chez Simon

Fırat Çelik
Koban

Mehmet Selim Akgul
Zoran

Murat Subaşı
Mirko

Behi Djanati Atai
La mère de Mina

Patrick Ligardes
Le voisin de Simon

Jean-Pol Brissart
Le juge

Blandine Pélissier
La juge aux affaires familiales

Éric Herson-Macarel
Le policier du centre de rétention

Gilles Masson
Le gradé du centre de rétention

Emmanuel Courcol
Le directeur du supermarché
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