Dheepan
Represents everything that makes Audiard one of the most exciting forces in contemporary French cinema.
Dheepan
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.
Genre
Crime,
Drama,
War
Runtime
114
Language
Tamil,
French,
English
Director
Jacques Audiard
Cast
Kalieaswari Srinivasan,
Vincent Rottiers,
Marc Zinga
Awards:
Winner, Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival
Nominee, Best Film, Cesar Awards
FEATURED REVIEW
Jake Coyle, Associated Press
French director Jacques Audiard is a curious combination of art-house auteur and genre filmmaker, a brazen showman and gritty naturalist. He makes tender and brutal movies that recast themselves as they twist their way toward unpredictable finales. To suit tales of transformation (his specialty), he ...
Played at
Royal 5.13.16 - 6.02.16
Playhouse 7 5.20.16 - 5.30.16
Town Center 5 5.27.16 - 6.02.16
Lumiere Music Hall 6.03.16 - 6.16.16
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