Dheepan

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Dheepan

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Released May 6, 2016

1h 54m

Drama

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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 project.

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Critics Consensus

Dheepan offers a timely, powerful look at the modern immigrant experience in Europe.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Engaging enough for the duration but muddled and ill-conceived.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 8, 2016

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

The nonprofessional actors deliver stirring performances and Audiard never sentimentalizes the characters' situation. And despite the film's misguided climax, Audiard again demonstrates that he is one of the top filmmakers working today.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 23, 2016

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

The film simmers and builds until it boils over in an explosive climax. And it shows how far people will go just to be able to cling to some semblance of hope.

Rated: A-

Jun 17, 2016

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Jaime Grijalba

Vague Visages

Audiard decides to have an action climax ala The Terminator rather than something more in line with the film as a whole. Unfortunately, once the climax ends, we are given one of the most beautifully-shot bad endings in the history of cinema.

Dec 4, 2023

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Juan Pablo Russo

EscribiendoCine

A fascinating film that never judges its characters, including the duller ones that are just the product of the space they exist in. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Sep 2, 2022

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Jane Freebury

The Canberra Times (Australia)

Never one to shy away from controversial themes, Audiard here explores the predicament of a former Tamil fighter rebuilding his life in France.

Aug 22, 2022

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Dani G

I didn't had this movie on my radar of Palm d'Or winners watchlist. It's good; nothing special, but good, in the way of "A Prophet", but little less

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/22/24

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Leaburn O

This film is extremely good 👍🏼

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Dave S

When three strangers, a man, woman and child, are thrust together to create a makeshift family to escape the Sri Lankan civil war, they find themselves in a new land with new challenges. The three Tamils, free of Sinhalese aggression, find themselves trying to adapt to life in France, struggling with language, culture, and the drug wars that rage in their community. Dheepan is a tough and gritty film about the refugee experience, filled with subtle but powerful insights into adaptation and assimilation, featuring strong performances from the three lead actors and a vibe that feels real. Unfortunately, the narrative structure shifts dramatically over the last half hour and the film morphs from an intimate family drama into a violent action movie, most of which feels disingenuous.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/23

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Audience Member

Almost good until last 10 minutes which is a bit too cinematic plot. The film suddenly changes from drama to action where the protagonist becomes a surreal hero. Not realistic.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

The acting was pretty good and the concept was compelling. However, the plot was very disjointed, it was hard to connect to the characters and tbh the cinematography was trash. I wish audiard didn't release it cuz the story seems pretty tone deaf. anyways, overall I would never recommend this movie cuz there are better stories out there.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Beautiful to watch, heartbreaking to see.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/03/19

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Synopsis

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 project.

Director: Jacques Audiard
Producer: Pascal Caucheteux
Screenwriter: Noé Debré, Thomas Bidegain, Jacques Audiard
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Why Not Productions, France 2 Cinema, Page 114
Rating: R (Language|Brief Sexuality/Nudity|Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Tamil
Release Date (Theaters): May 6, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $247.6K
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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