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Jacques Audiard’s 2015 Palm D’or winning Dheepan<\/em> starts in the devastated heart of war-torn Sri Lanka, with a man, woman and child – all strangers to each other – assembling themselves into a make-shift family in order to flee to Europe. Remaining in Sri Lanka would mean almost certain death for the three. The titular character, Dheepan, is a high-ranking member of the Tamil Tigers, a revolutionary secessionist organization.<\/p>\n Dheepan finds his new life as the janitor in a rough housing project in the suburbs of Paris only marginally less challenging… but his “family” begin to form bonds, and the risk of being killed seems comparatively remote. Or is it?<\/p>\n I wish I had done a better job at selling this one to you beforehand… at first glance, it looks like another story of untold human suffering and woe. In fact, it’s full of charm, with moments of joy and tenderness… and just plain fun. Go see it when it comes out!<\/p>\n More about this film on IMDb Jacques Audiard’s 2015 Palm D’or winning Dheepan starts in the devastated heart of war-torn Sri Lanka, with a man, woman and child – all strangers to each other – assembling themselves into a make-shift family in order to flee to Europe. Remaining in Sri Lanka would mean almost certain death for the three. The titular … Continue reading Dheepan. A dormant Tiger awakes.<\/span> ![\"imdb\"](\"http:\/\/www.movienight.richardlohr.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/imdb.gif\" "\\"imdb\\"")
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