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Tamil Cultural Association and Rajviv Nadarajah

Tamil language: It tells the story of three Sri Lankan refugees who pose as family while living in Paris, according to CBC. Courtesy:UGC Distribution "It a movie done by a Tamil person, it a movie about the Tamil people," said Rajviv Nadarajah with the Tamil Cultural Association of Waterloo Region, which is helping promote the film screenings. "So we want encourage such films and such movies and give the support to our culture." Nadarajah says this film will be different from the Bollywood films Tamils are used to. The film, which won the 2015 Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival, is an immigrant drama, spoken almost entirely in the Tamil language. She believes Dheepan will be an emotional experience for many. "Many of them may have actually gone through such, similar experiences or know people who have gone through this experience. Does it speak to you Is it close to what you've seen or what you've been through." The Tamil Cultural Association of Waterloo Region is been promoting the film run at the Princess Cinema in Waterloo, which continues through to Wednesday. It very close to their heart." "We're trying to say come and watch it make your own judgement call. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.