Dheepan (2015)
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When the war continues to rage in your heart and mind
Three war-torn strangers posing as a family flee Sri Lanka’s civil war to start over in a troubled Paris suburb, but their past traumas resurface as they struggle to survive in their new environment.
- Released: 2015-08-26
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 55m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 538 votes
Directed by Jacques Audiard.
Top cast
- Antonythasan Jesuthasan as Dheepan
- Kalieaswari Srinivasan as Yalini
- Claudine Vinasithamby as Illayaal
- Vincent Rottiers as Brahim
- Marc Zinga as Youssouf
- Faouzi Bensaïdi as Monsieur Habib
- Bass Dhem as Azziz
- Franck Falise as Hall C Guard
- Joséphine de Meaux as School Principal
- Jean-Baptiste Pouilloux as The Lawyer
Where to watch Dheepan
- United States: stream on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Criterion Channel, Sundance Now; watch free on Kanopy, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel, Sundance Now Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: stream on Netflix
- Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; watch free on Hoopla, Tele Quebec; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
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