French Immigration Film ‘Dheepan’ Nabs Top Honors At Cannes Film Festival

French Immigration Film ‘Dheepan’ Nabs Top Honors At Cannes Film Festival
By Ismat Sarah Mangla @ismat i.mangla@ibtimes.com on May 24 2015 4:01 PM EDT

“Dheepan,” a French film about Sri Lankan refugees working for a new life in France, claimed the Palm d’Or -- the top honor at the Cannes Film Festival -- Sunday night. “Dheepan,” which was selected from 19 films in the competition, was an unexpected choice, and its announcement was greeted with a mix of boos and applause, Variety reported.

Dheepan:Directed by filmmaker Jacques Audiard, Actors with Jacques Audiard

Directed by filmmaker Jacques Audiard, the movie follows the story of a former Sri Lankan civil war fighter who assembles a fake family and seeks a new life in Paris. Audiard took the runner-up prize at Cannes five years ago for his film “A Prophet.”

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The jury was led by directors Joel and Ethan Coen, who praised the film. “This isn’t a jury of film critics. This is a jury of artists looking at the work,” Joel Coen said. Ethan Coen added, “We all thought it was a beautiful movie.”