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Dheepan

Dheepan

When the war continues to rage in your heart and mind

20156.91h 55m

Overview

Three war-torn strangers posing as a family flee Sri Lanka’s civil war to start over in a troubled Paris suburb, but their past traumas resurface as they struggle to survive in their new environment.

Directed by Jacques Audiard
Written by Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré
Produced by Pascal Caucheteux, Jacques Audiard
Box Office0Revenue: $7.7M

Top Cast

Antonythasan Jesuthasan

Antonythasan Jesuthasan

Dheepan

Kalieaswari Srinivasan

Kalieaswari Srinivasan

Yalini

Claudine Vinasithamby

Claudine Vinasithamby

Illayaal

Vincent Rottiers

Vincent Rottiers

Brahim

Marc Zinga

Marc Zinga

Youssouf

Faouzi Bensaïdi

Faouzi Bensaïdi

Monsieur Habib

Bass Dhem

Bass Dhem

Azziz

Franck Falise

Franck Falise

Hall C Guard

Joséphine de Meaux

Joséphine de Meaux

School Principal

Jean-Baptiste Pouilloux

Jean-Baptiste Pouilloux

The Lawyer

Themes & Keywords

paris, francefreedom fightersri lankasocial realismdrug gangwar refugeesdangerous neighborhood

About Dheepan

Dheepan is a crime, drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of paris, france, freedom fighter, sri lanka, social realism, drug gang, war refugees. Directed by Jacques Audiard, it stars Antonythasan Jesuthasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby. Three war-torn strangers posing as a family flee Sri Lanka’s civil war to start over in a troubled Paris suburb, but their past traumas resurface as they struggle to survive in their new environment.

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