Dheepan Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Jun. 12, 2017

Dheepan

Release Date: Friday, May 13, 2016 Limited

Jacques Audiard, Vincent Rottiers, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Marc Zinga, Claudine Vinasithamby

R Crime 1 hr, 40 m Tamil, French

4.3

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Plot

What's the story about?

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.

Cited as official plot version from ifcfilms.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Dheepan.

Crew Behind the Film

The Dheepan behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Jacques Audiard last directed Paris, 13th District and The Sisters Brothers. The film's writer Jacques Audiard last wrote Paris, 13th District and The Sisters Brothers.

Director: Jacques Audiard
Screenwriter: Jacques Audiard

Studio: Sundance Selects
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Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity
Runtime: 1 hr, 40 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: Tamil<br /> French

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Official Dheepan movie trailers and clips.

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Dheepan Theatrical Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the Dheepan movie production.

Production Updates

Feb 2016

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Dheepan was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, May 13, 2016. There were 16 other movies released on the same date, including The Darkness, Money Monster and Search Party. As a limited release, Dheepan was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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