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An Iraqi Kurdish youth, illegally in France, having failed in his attempt to enter the United Kingdom smuggled in a truck, learns to swim so that he can cross the English Channel to join his girlfriend.

This rather moving French film is instructive about the plight of illegal immigrants in France and that country's tough laws which discourage citizens from providing these unfortunates with assistance even on a voluntary basis.

A beautifully acted film - the actor portraying the youth is an amateur - presents the situation simply and without frills.