Dheepan Movie

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Who's Involved:

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

Release Date:

Friday, May 13, 2016 Limited

R   RESTRICTED MPA
violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity
Runtime: 1 hr, 40 m
Language: Tamil, French

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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.

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A look at the Dheepan behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Jacques Audiard last directed Emilia Pérez and Paris, 13th District. The film's writer Jacques Audiard last wrote Paris, 13th District and The Sisters Brothers.

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Production: What we know about Dheepan?

Filming Timeline

  1. 2016 - February: The film was set to Completed  status.

Dheepan Release Date: When was the film released?


Dheepan was a Limited release in 2016 on Friday, May 13, 2016. There were 16 other movies released on the same date, including The Darkness, Money Monster and Last Days in the Desert.

As a Limited release, Dheepan will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area.

Dheepan DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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Dheepan was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 .

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