Dheepan
a JACQUES AUDIARD picture
Synopsis
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.
Arriving in Paris, the ‘family’ moves from one temporary home to another until Dheepan finds work as the caretaker of a run-down housing block in the suburbs. He works to build a new life and a real home for his ‘wife’ and his ‘daughter’, but the daily violence he confronts quickly reopens his war wounds, and Dheepan is forced to reconnect with his warrior’s instincts to protect the people he hopes will become his true family.
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Press
"An immensely powerful work."
THE GUARDIAN
"Captivating storytelling with an irresistible human pulse."
SCREEN DAILY
"The most compassionate and humanistic film Audiard’s made to date."
THE PLAYLIST
"A Tamil refugee encounters a drug gang on a Paris-suburb housing estate. The latest from Jacques Audiard (A Prophet) won the Palme d’Or at Cannes."
HEAT
"A Prophet director Jacques Audiard won the biggest prize at the Cannes Film Festival last year with this passionate and sensitive immigrant story."
TIME OUT UK
"Last year’s Cannes Film Festival Palme D’Or winner is the gripping story of Sri Lankan immigrants living outside Paris. An involving tale and a cultural eye-opener."
METRO UK
"Anthonythasan Jesuthasan, in real life an ex-Tamil fighter himself who has since turned novelist and political activist, gives a remarkable, Jean Gabin-like performance."
THE INDEPENDENT
"Once word spreads that this mostly Paris-set drama is a knock-out, it’s got the potential to become a crossover hit."
EVENING STANDARD
Festivals
& Awards
Cannes International Film Festival
Golden Palm
Bafta Awards
Nominee
Miami International Film Festival
Best Film Award
Lumière Awards
Nominee
Oslo Films from the South Festival
Best Director Award
International Cinephile Society Awards
Best Actor Award
Toronto International Film Festival
Busan International Film Festival
Helsinki International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Istanbul FilmEkimi Film Festival
Hamburg Film Festival
London Film Festival
Chicago International Film Festival
Valladolid Film Festival
Vienna International Film Festival
Miami International Film Festival)
Portland International Film Festival
Belgrade Film Festival
Dallas International Film Festival
Cast & Crew
| Antonythasan Jesuthasan | |
|---|---|
| Kalieaswari Srinivasan | |
| Claudine Vinasithamby | |
| Vincent Rottiers | |
| Marc Zinga |
| Director | Jacques Audiard |
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| Scriptwriters | Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré |
| Producers | Pascal Caucheteux, Grégoire Sorlat, Jacques Audiard, Rosa Attab |
| Cinematography | Éponine Momenceau |
| Editor | Juliette Welfling |
| Music | Nicolas Jaar |
| Sound | Daniel Sobrino |
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