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How on earth... (ending spoilers)


How on earth did they manage to get to England after committing these murders? And why would England be considered a better place to be? The ending had a kind of happily-ever-after feel to it. Am I wrong?

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Is it possible the ending scene is a dream? A wish for the future? England was better just because there was family there to help ground them and support them. It was her desire from the very beginning.

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The ending had a kind of happily-ever-after feel to it. Am I wrong?


Audiard himself stated that he didn't want that kind of feeling. Dheepan and his family will have to start again, from scratch:we can't possibly know how that will turn out, considering that the previous scene showed that it will be very difficult for a man like him to ever be free from his past.

As for leaving France withiut being arrested, I don't find that so unbelievable: it looked like your typical criminal showdown in a bad area no one cared for in the first place. I'm pretty sure the police wouldn't have been to hasty in trying to tie up every loose end and search for any individual who may have resided/worked in the area. Immigrants in particular.

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Thanks for the insight from Audiard. I think if he didn't want that kind of feeling though he shouldn't have ended the film with that family scene; he should have maybe added a scene after that suggesting a start again from zero.

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It's a fictional place, not earth.

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