| Les Misérables (2019) | |
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| 1 Nomination | |
| Year | 2019 |
| Director | Ladj Ly |
| Writer | Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini, Alexis Manenti |
| Starring | Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djebril Zonga |
| 92nd Academy Awards | |
Les Miserables is a 2019 French drama directed by Ladj Ly in his full-length feature directorial debut, from a screenplay by Ly, Giordano Gederlini and Alexis Manenti, based upon the short film of the same name by Ly. It stars Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djibril Zonga, Issa Percia, Al-Hassan Ly, Steve Tientcheu, Almany Kanoute and Nizar Ben Fatma. The film's spot is based on police violence on October 14, 2008 in Montfermeil, observed and filmed by Ladj Ly. Montfermeil is a suburb 25 kilometers to the North East of Paris where, in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables, former convict Jean Valjean meets Cosette, a girl abused by her adoptive parents. The film describes abuses against poor citizens, especially teenagers, of African or Arabic ethnicities, thus stressing the continuity in the fate of the poor in Montfermeil. It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 15 May 2019. It was released in France on 20 November 2019 by Le Pacte.
Nominations
- Best International Feature Film — Ladj Ly
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Assigned to work alongside unethical police veterans Chris and Gwada in Paris' Anti-Crime Brigade, Brigadier Stéphane Ruiz - a recent transplant to the working-class suburb of Montfermeil, where Victor Hugo wrote his famous novel Les Misérables - struggles to establish a working relationship with influential community leaders while attempting to maintain some semblance of peace between his disreputable team and the citizens of the local housing projects. When what should be a simple arrest goes tragically awry, the three officers must individually reconcile with the aftermath of their actions while angling to keep the neighborhood from retaliating with mob violence.
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