Dheepan

Sundance Selects | Release Date: May 6, 2016

7.1	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 29 Ratings

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foxgroveMay 6, 2016

A Story of three people, victims of war torn Sri-Lanka, adopting each other in order to escape to France only to find themselves in the midst of another kind of war. This richly detailed movie is both culturally and socially interesting, butA Story of three people, victims of war torn Sri-Lanka, adopting each other in order to escape to France only to find themselves in the midst of another kind of war. This richly detailed movie is both culturally and socially interesting, but far too slow to be anything more than moderately entertaining. The climatic orgy of violence (shades of Taxi Driver, anyone?) feels like the film’s raison d’etre and is signposted as coming very early on in the story’s proceedings. The subsequent coda also seems very pat and conventional for a film which is, at its core, presenting a world which is anything but.… Expand

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Brent_MarchantJun 3, 2016

What starts out as an intriguing look at the modern-day immigrant experience gradually deteriorates into a meandering muddle that tries to redeem itself with a 21st Century rendition of "Taxi Driver." Despite solid performances and beautifulWhat starts out as an intriguing look at the modern-day immigrant experience gradually deteriorates into a meandering muddle that tries to redeem itself with a 21st Century rendition of "Taxi Driver." Despite solid performances and beautiful cinematography, this film, like much of Jacques Audiard's work, never quite seems to find its footing, which is unfortunate, considering the potential with which it began.… Expand

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MarioGreeceJul 3, 2016

Just fine OK film but too boring & slow.
Really overrated by the critics & from the fact that even won the Palm D'Or in Cannes Film Festival.
I wouldn't even state that ''Dheepan'' is from the best films/movies of the year 2015. I wasn'tJust fine OK film but too boring & slow.
Really overrated by the critics & from the fact that even won the Palm D'Or in Cannes Film Festival.
I wouldn't even state that ''Dheepan'' is from the best films/movies of the year 2015.
I wasn't really impressed/moved by it.… Expand

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