Dheepan

Aug 26, 2015

1h 55m

★ 6.9

When the war continues to rage in your heart and mind

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

France 2 Cinéma

Why Not Productions

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Cast

Dheepan

Antonythasan Jesuthasan

Yalini

Kalieaswari Srinivasan

Illayaal

Claudine Vinasithamby

Brahim

Vincent Rottiers

Youssouf

Marc Zinga

Monsieur Habib

Faouzi Bensaïdi

Azziz

Bass Dhem

Hall C Guard

Franck Falise

School Principal

Joséphine de Meaux

The Lawyer

Jean-Baptiste Pouilloux

The Interpreter

Nathan Anthonypillai

Colonel Cheran

Vasanth Selvam

Theda Bara does her usual vamp turn in this picture, but this time she's a vamp who turns out to have a heart of gold. Her character, Blanchette DuMonde, is known as "the wickedest woman in Paris," and because of this sordid reputation, she is not allowed to serve as a nurse during World War I. So she becomes an Apache dancer instead.

6.3

Passages

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Tomas and Martin are a gay couple living in Paris whose marriage is thrown into crisis when Tomas impulsively begins a passionate affair with young schoolteacher Agathe. But when Martin begins an affair of his own, Tomas must confront life decisions he may be unprepared—or unwilling—to deal with.

6.0

Goal

Jul 26, 2018

Goal is the story of bunch of ordinary village children who challenge the impossible with the help of a teacher who refuses to see them fail.

6.3

Cyrano

Dec 17, 2021

A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her—and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.

5.1

Une vie après

Aug 13, 2018

Marion does not love her husband anymore. She decides to leave him to live fully, not to be locked in the reassuring comfort of a family life. Dominique lives with his wife an identical situation but he can not take the plunge.

0.0

End Less

Apr 23, 2025

Improvised over the course of a single night in Paris, this short film follows Fanny and Alexis, who meet by chance on a warm August evening. Fanny doesn’t believe in second dates, always less magical than the first spark. To prove her wrong, Alexis proposes an unusual pact: to meet every week as if it were their very first time.

6.4

Nocturama

Aug 31, 2016

Some young folks, tired of the society they're living in, plan a bomb attack over Paris before taking shelter for a night in a shopping center.

5.5

Vana Yuddham

Feb 13, 2013

Vana Yuddham (English: Forest war) is a 2013 Tamil film directed by A. M. R. Ramesh, based on the notorious forest brigand Veerappan. Kishore plays the role of Veerappan in the film, which also features Arjun and Vijayalakshmi in the lead. It is made as a bilingual, being simultaneously shot in Kannada as Attahasa.

6.4

My Sisters

Feb 6, 2014

How should you spend your time if your days are numbered? This is the question facing Linda, a young woman suffering from a congenital heart defect. Contrary to her doctors’ expectations she has managed to survive to celebrate her thirtieth birthday, but with an operation looming, Linda nonetheless feels a deep need to spend what might be her last weekend with her two sisters: Katharina who is older, and Clara who is younger than her. Linda must use their journey, which begins at their family’s weekend house and ends in Paris, to examine the ways in which her family has been fundamentally affected by her illness; she must also consider how much she can expect from herself and her sisters – faced as they are with the possibility of her death.

4.5

Actos impuros

Mar 28, 1993

Oscar works in a public bath, where he murders several people.

0.0

Sackcloth and Scarlet

Mar 22, 1925

Silent Drama

0.0

Collection Only

Nov 5, 2018

When a young couple involved in care proceedings travel across the country to collect a motorbike, their resolve to get their baby back is tested, as is their relationship.

4.5

The Secret to My Silky Skin

Jun 9, 2014

A boy who lives with his parents in Kyoto comes to Tokyo for a business trip and stays with his fuck buddy. They have no special plans for the five days together. They will go to work in the morning, come home, spend the evening together, and sleep. The first night when he arrives, the fuck buddy starts to have sex with him just as usual, but he is somehow unable to respond. In fact, he has been concerned about a certain thing since before he visits Tokyo.