Review of Dheepan (2015) by Richard S — 06 Dec 2018
Richard Stanton.
28 November at 10:07 ·.
At the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka, a Tamil fighter poses as a father and husband to 2 refugees he does not know with the intention of escaping and starting a new life in France. What follows is a story of survival as this newly formed family struggle to find work, adapt to their fake family life, learn the language and fit in to what turns out to be a crime ridden and pretty grim district of Paris.
It was a well acted film and a brutally honest depiction of what life is like for refugees struggling to find a new home. Some have criticised the ending of the film as unrealistic as the family find themselves caught up in the violence of the neighbourhood in which they live but considering the soldier's background I don't think it would unrealistic to believe he would want to protect what he had built in his new home.
This review of Dheepan (2015) was written by Richard S on 06 Dec 2018.
Dheepan has generally received positive reviews.
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