Dheepan flourish in the most astonishing of ways is extremely moving". "The Independent" called it "a radical and astonishing film that turns conventional thinking about immigrants on its head". The film won the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. After winning the award, Audiard said "To receive a prize from the Coen brothers is something pretty exceptional. I'm very touched". When the film award was announced, the international press corps responded a mixture of boos, shrugs and applause. After the announcement ceremony jury co-presidents Joel and Ethan Coen noted that <nowiki>"</nowiki>everyone [on the jury] had some high level of
Joel Gordon Joel Gordon Joel Gordon (born November 15, 1975) is a Canadian actor, producer and director. As a teenager growing up in Scarborough, Joel Gordon received the Harry Jerome Award for the Arts for his work as a young actor. After studying acting at York University, Gordon made his professional stage debut as an actor in George F. Walker's play "Heaven", and appeared on the front cover of "Eye Weekly" on June 4, 2002 for his role as Romeo in "Romeo/Juliet Remixed". Gordon's first movie appearance as an actor was in "Rude", which was screened at Cannes. In 2008, Gordon appeared