Dheepan
dramathriller
152
Stimulating
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
38
Educational Value/50
38
Craft & Quality/50
38
Cinematic Score/50
40
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
2015 Palme d'Or winner. A former Tamil Tiger soldier poses as a family man in a Parisian housing project.
High cognitive demands from the cultural displacement and genre shift from drama to thriller. High educational value from the Sri Lankan civil war context and the refugee experience in France. A simmering immigrant story that erupts.
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