French immigration thriller wins Cannes Palme d'Or

'Dheepan' by French director Jacques Audiard about plight of traumatised refugees building new lives won film festival's top prize.

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A French thriller spotlighting the plight of traumatised refugees building new lives, "Dheepan", captured the Palme d'Or top prize at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, reports Yahoo! News.