The film tells the story of three Tamil refugees who flee the civil war-ravaged Sri Lanka and come to France , in the hope of reconstructing their lives . The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival . It was later shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival
2015 Cannes Film Festival
2015 Cannes Film Festival
Dheepan