Dheepan
When the war continues to rage in your heart and mind
Rating: 6.8 out of 10TMDB(540 votes)
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.
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Awards
Won the Palme d'Or (2015)
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Box office
Grossed $7.7M worldwide
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Setting
Set in Paris
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Music
Music by Nicolas Jaar
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Éponine Momenceau
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Jacques AudiardScreenplay
- Thomas BidegainScreenplay
- Noé DebréScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 26, 2015
- Original language
- French
- Revenue
- $7.7M
- Countries
- France
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In the United States
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Cast
Antonythasan JesuthasanDheepan
Kalieaswari SrinivasanYalini
Claudine VinasithambyIllayaal
Vincent RottiersBrahim
Marc ZingaYoussouf
Faouzi BensaïdiMonsieur Habib
Bass DhemAzziz
Franck FaliseHall C Guard
Joséphine de MeauxSchool Principal
Jean-Baptiste PouillouxThe Lawyer- Nathan AnthonypillaiThe Interpreter
Vasanth SelvamColonel Cheran- Karthik KrishnanThe Forger in Sri Lanka
Tassadit MandiThe Lady on the Stairs- Marie TrichetThe Young Woman with M. Habib
Sandor FuntekGuard #1
Aymen SaïdiGuard #2
Soufiane GuerrabGuard #3- Eric DouréThe Pakistani Forger
- Sandra Murugiah
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