About the movie: year - 2009 / 1 hour 50 min drama / Plot of the movie "Welcome": Produced by Simone, a swimming instructor in one of the sports complexes in Calais, he impresses his wife and decides to take a risk. He secretly helps a young Kurdish refugee who wants to swim across the English Channel to London. There, a 17-year-old boy is waiting for his beloved Mina and a new life. However, in order to reach his desired goal, he has to overcome many obstacles... "Welcome" is one of the most successful French films of 2009. The film premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in the Panorama program, where it won the Ecumenical Jury Prize. And then the film was a triumph in France: the Lumière prize for the best film of the year and ten nominations for the Cesar».