Dheepan

Name: Dheepan
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2015-08-26
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Antonythasan Jesuthasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby, Vincent Rottiers, Marc Zinga

2015·Movie·R·115 min·★ 6.8(527)

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“When the war continues to rage in your heart and mind”

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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About Dheepan

Dheepan is a 2015 French-language crime and drama film directed by Jacques Audiard. The cast is led by Antonythasan Jesuthasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby. It has a runtime of 1h 55m. Viewers rate it 6.8/10 across 500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+.

Dheepan was produced by France 2 Cinéma, Why Not Productions, and Page 114 and made in France. It was released on August 26, 2015, and carries a R certification. At the box office it grossed around $8 million worldwide.

Director: Jacques Audiard
Writers: Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré
Release date: August 26, 2015
Original language: French
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: France
Box office: $8 million
Production: France 2 Cinéma, Why Not Productions, Page 114

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Dheepan cast & crew

Dheepan was directed by Jacques Audiard and written by Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, and Noé Debré.

The cast features Antonythasan Jesuthasan as Dheepan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan as Yalini, Claudine Vinasithamby as Illayaal, Vincent Rottiers as Brahim, Marc Zinga as Youssouf, and Faouzi Bensaïdi as Monsieur Habib.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Nicolas Jaar, cinematography is by Éponine Momenceau, and it was produced by Pascal Caucheteux and Jacques Audiard.

Is Dheepan worth watching?

Dheepan holds an audience score of 6.8/10 from 527 ratings, a solidly received crime films.

At 1h 55m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy crime and drama, Dheepan is worth a place on your watchlist.

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