Soldier poses as husband and father of two refugees. Criterion Collection Year 2016 Theatrical Release 2016 05 06 Video Release 2017 05 23 Studio IFC Films Genre Crime MPAA Rating R CARA violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity Color Color Runtime 115 Animated Live Action Full Synopsis On the losing side of a civil war in Sri Lanka, a Tamil soldier Antonythasan Jesuthasan poses as the husband and father of two other refugees in order to escape their ravaged homeland. Arriving in France, the makeshift family sets about establishing a new life only to find themselves once again embroiled in violence on the mean streets of Paris. A heartrending saga of three strangers united by circumstance and struggle, Dheepan is both a tour de force thriller and a powerful depiction of the immigrant experience. Director Jacques Audiard Cast Jacques Audiard; Jesuthasan Antonythasan; Kalieaswari Srinivasan; Claudine Vinasithamby; Vincent Rottiers; Faouzi Bensaidi; Marc Zinga; Bass Dhem; Franck Falise