Dheepan
2015 · Movie · R · 115 min · ★ 6.8 · 82% critics
Three strangers fleeing civil war pose as a family to seek asylum in France and rebuild their lives in a rough Paris suburb. As they face language barriers, poverty, and constant danger, the hope of a fresh start is tested by the violence around them and the trauma they carry.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-08-26
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (527 votes)
About
If you liked the hard-edged tension of A Prophet or the urban pressure of Athena, this may work for you; Not for you if you want a gentle, uplifting refugee story or low-intensity drama.
Pros: gripping performances; tense human drama; thoughtful refugee perspective | Cons: very violent at times; bleak atmosphere; divisive final stretch
Themes
- paris, france
- freedom fighter
- sri lanka
- social realism
- drug gang
- war refugees
- dangerous neighborhood
Awards & recognition
- Palme d'Or · 2015
Cast & crew
Antonythasan Jesuthasan
as Dheepan
Kalieaswari Srinivasan
as Yalini
Claudine Vinasithamby
as Illayaal
Vincent Rottiers
as Brahim
Marc Zinga
as Youssouf
Faouzi Bensaïdi
as Monsieur Habib
Bass Dhem
as Azziz
Franck Falise
as Hall C Guard
Joséphine de Meaux
as School Principal
Jean-Baptiste Pouilloux
as The Lawyer
Directed by Jacques Audiard