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Dheepan
Drama film with a runtime of 110 minutes, released in 2015. Presented in English.
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A Sri Lankan soldier poses as a member of a fake family in order to seek asylum in Paris. He soon becomes the janitor at a low-rent apartment building, where violence and the drug trade threaten his "wife and daughter.", Sri Lankan soldier Dheepan (Antonythasan Jesuthasan) flees his war-torn home country by posing as a member of a fake family with a female refugee (Kalieaswari Srinivasan) and a young girl (Claudine Vinasithamby), which allows all three of them to seek asylum in a Parisian housing project. Although he has escaped from the conflict in Sir Lanka, Dheepan is haunted by his violent past and soon becomes entangled in the criminal activity at a low-rent apartment complex. Jacques Audiard directed this crime drama, which was awarded the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
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How long is Dheepan?
Dheepan runs for 1h 50m.
What language is it available in?
The primary language listed for this title is English.
What kind of film is this?
It is tagged under drama, family issues, crime drama.
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