A Tamil freedom fighter, Dheepan, flees Sri Lanka's Civil War, taking two strangers, a woman and a girl, to claim asylum in Europe. In Paris, they move from one temporary home to another until Dheepan finds work as a housing block caretaker.
A Sri Lankan Tamil warrior escapes to France and finds employment as a caretaker outside of Paris.
A Tamil freedom fighter, Dheepan, flees Sri Lanka's Civil War, taking two strangers, a woman and a girl, to claim asylum in Europe. In Paris, they move from one temporary home to another until Dheepan finds work as a housing block caretaker.