Manual of Violence

Priscilla 2022-04-02 08:01:01

Dipan, a member of the Sri Lankan rebel group the Tigers, lost his wife and children in the civil war and nearly lost his life. The civil war in Sri Lanka has resulted in countless people losing their relatives and homes and becoming refugees, such as "wives", brothers, "daughters", and parents.

The temporary family of three came to France for refuge and settled on the outskirts of Paris. Dupin became a building administrator, his "wife" worked part-time, and his "daughter" enrolled. During this period, Dupin refused the order of the Tigers colonel to raise funds to support the civil war, and was beaten up.

Just as Dupin and his "wife" gradually developed a spark of love, a gang scuffle broke out in the block. In order to rescue the "wife", Dipan fought all the way upstairs with the bravery and superb marksmanship of the Tigers and rescued the beloved woman. Then the family of three came to England, where the wife had always hoped to settle down, and gave birth to the crystallization of love.

It is also violence. In Sri Lanka, Dipan's violence destroyed the happiness and stability of countless families, including himself, for the sake of politics and interests. In the shootout in Paris, he used violence again, this time to protect the small family that had gone through untold hardships and the people he cared about.

Violence or war, is it for the sake of power and profit and destruction, or to protect family members and homes? It depends on your principles and beliefs.

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  • Hubert 2022-04-02 08:01:01

    Does this ending give the Palme d'Or to the Coen brothers' taste?

  • Elmer 2022-04-22 07:01:56

    D- / Seriously? Is it much worse than "Les Miserables"? Even compared to the director's previous work, it's pretty mediocre.

Dheepan quotes

  • Dheepan: The war is not over, but for me... it's over.

  • Yalini: In Sri Lanka when you fall and you hurt yourself, you smile. Here, if you smile too much, people think that you don't understand them or that you're mocking them.