# Dheepan (2015) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/dheepan-2015/
Last reviewed: 2026-08-31

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 77% |
| Editorial Rating | 88/100 |
| Audience Snapshot | 74% (excluded from composite) |
| Metascore | 76/100 |
| Letterboxd | 3.5/5 |
| IMDb | 7.2/10 |
| Director | Jacques Audiard |
| Genres | Crime, Drama |
| Runtime | 115 min |
| Festival premiere | Cannes 2015 (Palme d'Or) |

## Quick answer

Dheepan (2015) earns a 77% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Dheepan — Palme d'Or at Cannes 2015. A landmark festival winner on Celluloid. Metascore 76/100. Directed by Jacques Audiard.

## Celluloid verdict

Dheepan — Palme d'Or at Cannes 2015. A landmark festival winner on Celluloid.

## Synopsis

Three war-torn strangers posing as a family flee Sri Lanka’s civil war to start over in a troubled Paris suburb, but their past traumas resurface as they struggle to survive in their new environment.

## Cast

Antonythasan Jesuthasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby, Vincent Rottiers, Marc Zinga, Faouzi Bensaïdi, Bass Dhem, Franck Falise, Joséphine de Meaux, Jean-Baptiste Pouilloux

## Accolades

Premiered at Cannes 2015, where it won the Palme d'Or.

## Where to watch

Global: AMC+, The Criterion Channel, Sundance Now
the United States: AMC+, The Criterion Channel, Sundance Now
the United Kingdom: StudioCanal Presents, Sundance Now
India: Netflix
Japan: U-NEXT
Pakistan: Netflix

## Common questions

**Is Dheepan worth watching?**
Dheepan holds a 77% Celluloid Score. Dheepan — Palme d'Or at Cannes 2015. A landmark festival winner on Celluloid.

**What is Dheepan about?**
Three war-torn strangers posing as a family flee Sri Lanka’s civil war to start over in a troubled Paris suburb, but their past traumas resurface as they struggle to survive in their new environment.

**Who directed Dheepan?**
Dheepan (2015) was directed by Jacques Audiard.

**What is the Celluloid Score of Dheepan?**
77% — calculated from available Celluloid editorial (88/100), Metascore (76/100), Letterboxd (3.5/5), and IMDb (7.2/10) inputs. Audience sentiment is excluded.

**Where can I watch Dheepan?**
Dheepan is streaming on AMC+, The Criterion Channel, Sundance Now; on AMC+, The Criterion Channel, Sundance Now in the United States; on StudioCanal Presents, Sundance Now in the United Kingdom; on Netflix in India; on U-NEXT in Japan; on Netflix in Pakistan. Availability varies by region.

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