Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dheepan one of a kind?

No. Less singular than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Dheepan end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dheepan easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Dheepan

Name: Dheepan
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2015
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Antonythasan Jesuthasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby, Vincent Rottiers, Marc Zinga

When the war continues to rage in your heart and mind

Directed by Jacques Audiard

Produced by France 2 Cinéma, Why Not Productions

2015115 min6.8 / 10

A gritty social-realist drama about war refugees struggling to build false family bonds while their trauma and a hostile environment threaten to unravel them.

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.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Organized Crime Movies Urban and Small-Town Settings Art and Philosophy Movements

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Paris, France Freedom Fighter Sri Lanka Social Realism Drug Gang War Refugees Dangerous Neighborhood

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is Dheepan sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Dheepan one of a kind? No. Less singular than 91% of films.
Is Dheepan scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Dheepan violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Does Dheepan end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Dheepan easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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