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source: ifcfilms.com, youtube.com
added: Tue, Jan 12th '16
Acclaimed French filmmaker Jacques Audiard, known for his searing French drama "Rust and Bone" and the Oscar-nominated French crime thriller "A Prophet," is painting a stark portrait of the immigrant experience with his latest character-driven drama "Dheepan," which won the Palme d'Or at last year's Cannes Film Festival.
Starring Sri Lankan author and actor Antonythasan Jesuthasan, the film follows a Tamil freedom fighter/refugee named "Dheepan," who escapes the civil war in his home country of Sri Lanka, only to later confront a different kind of violence when moving into the gang-infested housing projects of Paris.
Acquired by IFC Films, "Dheepan" had received good notices on the festival circuit last year. And it's now scheduled to have a stateside release in April. In the meantime, you can check out the film's international trailer, above.
synopsis:
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.
directed by Jacques Audiard
starring Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby, Vincent Rottiers, Marc Zinga
release date May 13, 2016 (U.S.)
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