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Dheepan is a 2015 French crime drama film directed by Jacques Audiard and co-written by Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, and Noé Debré. The film was partly inspired by Montesquieu's Persian Letters, as well as the 1971 film Straw Dogs, with guidance from Antonythasan Jesuthasan, who stars as the title character.
May 13, 2016 · Dheepan is a 2015 film by Jacques Audiard, based on the true story of a Tamil warrior who flees the civil war in Sri Lanka and settles in France with two strangers. The film explores the challenges and conflicts of his new life as a caretaker in a violent suburb.
- (17K)
- Crime, Drama
- Jacques Audiard
- 2016-05-13
Three Sri Lankan refugees (Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby) pretend to be a family as they try to make better lives for themselves in a Parisian housing...
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- Jacques Audiard
- R
- Jesuthasan Antonythasan
Mar 30, 2016 · In select theaters starting May 6Directed by: Jacques AudiardStarring: Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby, & Vincent Rott...
- 2 min
- 51.9K
- IFC Films
May 6, 2016 · When the film focuses on the everyday life of the makeshift family at its center, it is compelling and thought-provoking. "Dheepan" derails in its final sequences, becoming a revenge-thriller, and it's a disappointment. Overall, though, "Dheepan" is finely-drawn, beautifully shot and acted, featuring complex characters doing their ...
Dheepan is a Tamil freedom fighter, a Tiger. In Sri Lanka, the Civil War is reaching its end, and defeat is near. Dheepan decides to flee, taking with him two strangers - a woman and a little girl - hoping that they will make it easier for him to claim asylum in Europe.
Watch Dheepan | Netflix. A Tamil soldier and two refugees flee civil war in Sri Lanka, but find a whole new set of crises when they attempt to start a new life in Paris. Watch trailers & learn more.
