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Dheepan

When the war continues to rage in your heart and mind

2015 · R · 1h 55m

Directed by Jacques Audiard

6.8

TMDB audience score
541 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

Subscription

  • Philo
  • AMC Plus Apple TV channel
  • AMC+ Amazon Channel
  • AMC+ Roku Premium Channel
  • AMC+
  • Sundance Now

Free

  • Kanopy

Free with ads

  • Tubi TV

Rent

  • Amazon Video
  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home

Buy

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  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home

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Cast

  • Antonythasan Jesuthasan
    Dheepan

  • Kalieaswari Srinivasan
    Yalini

  • Claudine Vinasithamby
    Illayaal

  • Vincent Rottiers
    Brahim

  • Marc Zinga
    Youssouf

  • Faouzi Bensaïdi
    Monsieur Habib

  • Bass Dhem
    Azziz

  • Franck Falise
    Hall C Guard

  • Joséphine de Meaux
    School Principal

  • Jean-Baptiste Pouilloux
    The Lawyer

  • Nathan Anthonypillai
    The Interpreter

  • Vasanth Selvam
    Colonel Cheran

  • Karthik Krishnan
    The Forger in Sri Lanka

  • Tassadit Mandi
    The Lady on the Stairs

  • Marie Trichet
    The Young Woman with M. Habib

  • Sandor Funtek
    Guard #1

  • Aymen Saïdi
    Guard #2

  • Soufiane Guerrab
    Guard #3