Les MisÉrables
Year: 2019Certificate: 15
- Director:
- Ladj Ly
- Cast:
- Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djebril Zonga
- Running Time:
- 104 mins
- Language:
- French, Bambara
- English Subtitles:
- Na
- Country of Origin:
- France
- Genre(s):
- Crime, Drama, Film, Thriller
- Formats:
Available to screen from 23 October 2020.
Oscar nominated for International Feature Film at the 2020 Academy Awards. Heavily influenced by the 2005 riots in Paris, Ladj Ly’s debut feature Les Misérables, is set in the tough suburb of Montfermiel and follows police officer Stéphane (Damien Bonnard) who has recently joined a tactical police unit that patrol the poverty stricken streets of this area. Paired up with Chris and Gwada, who often employ questionable and unorthodox methods, he soon becomes aware of the simmering tensions between the different neighbourhood groups.