Ladj Ly
Director and screenwriter Ladj Ly on Les Miserables, his award-winning, autobiographical thriller set in a deprived estate in the Parisian suburbs. Presented by Antonia Quirke.
With Antonia Quirke
Les Miserables is not another adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel, but an award-winning, autobiographical thriller set in a deprived estate in the Parisian suburbs. Ladj Ly's film made such an impact with French audiences that President Francois Macron asked to watch it. He was so shaken by what he saw on screen that he ordered his ministers to start finding solutions to the poor housing conditions in the French capital.
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