French director Jacques Audiard’s “Dheepan” is the best film of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, a jury headed by the Coen brothers announced on Sunday.
The drama, which will be released in the U.S. by IFC/Sundance Selects, deals with a former soldier, a young woman and a child who pose as a family to escape the civil war in Sri Lanka.
Rooney Mara from “Carol” and Emmanuelle Bercot from “Mon Roi” were named winners of the best actress award. The tie came as something of a shock, with Mara’s co-star Cate Blanchett overlooked for the award in favor of Bercot from Maiwenn’s poorly-received romantic drama.