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SYNOPSIS

The film begins in Sri Lanka at the end of the civil war as a Tamil soldier, burns the bodies of his fallen comrades. The guns are silenced, his family has been killed, and he seeks a way out. He and Yalini are strangers in a refugee camp, but they cobble together a fake family with young Illayaal. It's enough to fool the aid workers and get them to France.

Once in the outskirts of Paris, they must use those same skills to navigate their crime-ridden housing complex. Securing their position in France means making their false family real, but past violence and present threats combine to exert a rising pressure that is bound to explode.

Jacques Audiard was born in Paris. His features as a director and co-writer include Regarde les hommes tomber, Un héros très discret , De battre mon coeur s'est arête, and the Cannes Grand Prix winner Un prophète. His films Sur mes Lèvres, Rust and Bone and Dheepan have all screened at the Festival.

 Filmography

2015 Dheepan 

2012 Rust and Bone 

2009 A Prophet 

2005 The Beat That My Heart Skipped 

2001 Read My Lips 

1996 A Self-Made Hero 

1994 See How They Fall