Review of Dheepan (2015) by Christopher Llewellyn R — 15 Jun 2016

Another masterpiece from Jacques Audiard....

This review of Dheepan (2015) was written by Christopher Llewellyn R on 15 Jun 2016.

Dheepan has generally received positive reviews.

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