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Film details
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Featuring
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Director
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Countries
Belgium France
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Year
2009
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Genre
Drama
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Synopsis
Drama. When a bureaucratic technicality results in teenage Iraqi Kurd refugee Bilal becoming stuck in France, he decides to attempt a swim across the English Channel to Britain.
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Simon
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Bilal
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Marion
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Mina
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Bruno
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Zoran
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Koban
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Mirko
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police lieutenant
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Alain
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Mina's father
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Mina's mother
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Simon's neighbour
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judge
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family affairs judge
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detention centre policeman
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detention centre officer
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supermarket manager
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supermarket security guard
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officer at Simon's house
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smuggler
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driving smuggler
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Czech lorry driver
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Kurd in lorry
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Kurd in lorry
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soup kitchen volunteer
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soup kitchen volunteer
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Eyaz
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Azad
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Aran
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tribunal interpreter
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tribunal lawyer
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Cross operator
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check-point officer
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Mina's little brother
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Mina's little sister
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checkpoint policeman
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checkpoint policeman
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Afghan at the detention centre
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detention centre policeman
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detention centre policeman
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detention centre policeman
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detention centre policeman
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grandfather on the beach
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his grandson
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immigrant in phone box
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swimming pool cashier
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swimming pool cleaner
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Pakistani in supermarket
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Pakistani in supermarket
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Simon and Marion's lawyer
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man living upstairs
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policeman at Simon's house
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policeman at Simon's house
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barman
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Somali
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Pakistani at the soup kitchen
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service station security guard
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coastguard
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coastguard
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coastguard
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Credits
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Direction:
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Un film de
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1st Assistant Director
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1st Assistant Director
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2nd Assistant Director
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Additional Assistant Director
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Directorial Assistant
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Directorial Assistant
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Directorial Assistant
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Directorial Assistant
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Script Supervisor
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Assistant Script Supervisor
Production:
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©
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©
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©
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©
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©
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Production Company
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Production Company
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Production Company
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Production Company
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Production Company
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With the participation of
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With the participation of
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In association with
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In association with
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In association with
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In association with
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In association with
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In association with
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With the support of/In association with
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With the support of
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Developed & produced with the support of
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With the support of/In partnership with
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Developed & produced with the support of
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Developed & produced with the support of
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Developed & produced with the support of
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Developed & produced with the support of
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Executive Producer, London
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Executive Producer, Belgium
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Logo
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With the support of
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[International Sales]
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[International Sales]
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Executive Producer
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Produced by
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Associate Producer
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Executive in Charge of Business
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Development Executive
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Marketing Executive
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The Bureau (Producer)
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The Bureau (Producer)
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The Bureau (Production Manager)
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The Bureau (Production Administrator)
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The Bureau (Production Co-ordinator)
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Artemis (Producer)
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Artébis (Production Executive)
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Unit Production Manager
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Unit Manager
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Unit Manager
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Unit Manager (Lille)
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Unit Manager (Paris)
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Production Manager
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Head Accountant
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Production Accountant
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Production Accountant (Fin Août)
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Post-production Supervisor
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Post-production Supervisor
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Assistant to the Producer
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Production Secretary
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Production Secretary
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Production Assistant
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Production Assistant
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Sound Studio
Casting:
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Casting
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Casting Assistant
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Extras Casting
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Extras Casting Assistant
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Extras Casting Assistant
Writing:
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Original Screenplay
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Original Screenplay
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Original Screenplay
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[Screenplay] with the Collaboration of
Photography:
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Director of Photography
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Marine Camera Operator
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Cinecam Technician
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Helicopter Camera Operator
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Steadicam Operator
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1st Assistant Camera
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1st Assistant Camera (Marine)
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1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
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2nd Assistant Camera
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2nd Assistant Camera (Marine)
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Additional Assistant Camera
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Additional Assistant Camera (Marine)
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Gaffer
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Electrician
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Electrician
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Groupman
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Key Grip
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Grip
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Grip
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Grip
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Marine Grip
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Gyron Technician
Stills:
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Stills Photography
Special Effects:
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Special Visual Effects
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Mac Guff (Producer)
Editing:
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Editor
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Assistant Editor
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Assistant Editor
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Assistant Editor
Design:
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Art Director
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Assistant Art Director
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Storyboard
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Properties
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Properties Buyer
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Properties Buyer
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Construction Foreman
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Carpentry Foreman
Costumes:
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Costume Supervisor
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Costumes
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Wardrobe
Make-up:
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Make-up Supervisor
Film processing:
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Digital Laboratory
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Duboicolor (Digital Post-prod. Sup.)
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Digital Laboratory
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Mikros Image (Supervisor)
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Photochemical Laboratory
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Arane Gulliver (Supervisor)
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Photochemical and Video Laboratory
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L.T.C. Scanlab (Supervisor)
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Aerial Photography
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Film Stock
Music:
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Music Supervisor
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Music Supervisor
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Music Supervisor
Sound:
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Sound/Sound Recordist
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Sound Assistant
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Marine Sound Engineer
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Studio Boom Operator
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Sound/Sound Re-recording
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Sound/Supervising Sound Editor
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Assistant Sound Editor
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Dialogue Editor
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Sound Effects
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Sound Effects Assistant
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Post-synchronization Supervisor
Stunts:
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Stunt Co-ordinator
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
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Stunts
Consultant:
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Helicopter Pilot
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Swimming Coach
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Swimming Double
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Lead Swimmer
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Translator
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Translator
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Translator
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Football Coach
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Football Coach
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Kurdish Language Coach
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Animal Trainer
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Animal Trainer
Publicity:
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'Making Of' Director
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Publicity
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Publicity
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Publicity
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Sight & Sound magazine
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Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine.
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