Dheepan /
To escape the civil war in Sri Lanka, a former soldier, a young woman and a little girl pose as a family. They end up settling in a housing project outside Paris. Even though they barely know one another, they try to build a life together. But the daily violence they encounter quickly reopens Dheep...
| Uniform Title: | Dheepan (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Tamil French |
| Language Notes: | French and Tamil dialogue with English subtitles. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy) |
| Summary: | To escape the civil war in Sri Lanka, a former soldier, a young woman and a little girl pose as a family. They end up settling in a housing project outside Paris. Even though they barely know one another, they try to build a life together. But the daily violence they encounter quickly reopens Dheepan's war wounds, forcing him to reconnect with his warrior's instincts, as he tries to protect the people that he hopes will become his true family. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2015. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (114 min., 35 sec.)) : sound, color |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: R. |
| Awards: | Winner, Cannes Film Festival 2015 (Palme D'Or), Online Film Critics Society Awards (Best Non-U.S. Release), |
| Production Credits: | Film director, Jacques Audiard ; screenplay, Noé Debré, Thomas Bidegain, Jacques Audiard ; director of photography, Eponine Momenceau ; editor, Juliette Welfling ; music, Nicolas Jaar, |