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Ladj Ly (French pronunciation: [ladʒ li]; born 19 March 1980 in Paris) is a French film director and screenwriter. He won a Jury Prize in Cannes Film Festival for Les Misérables in 2019. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film .
Ladj Ly ( /ladʒ li/ 1 ), né le 3 janvier 1978 à Paris, est un réalisateur, scénariste et producteur français. Il est connu pour avoir réalisé Les Misérables, sorti en 2019. Biographie. De parents d'origine malienne d'ethnie peul (père éboueur, 13 enfants 2 ), Ladj Ly grandit à Montfermeil dans le quartier des Bosquets.
Ladj Ly was born on 3 January 1978 in Mali. He is a writer and director, known for Les Misérables (2019), The Pitiful (2017) and Athena (2022).
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Les Misérables is a 2019 French crime thriller film directed by Ladj Ly in his full-length feature directorial debut, from a screenplay by Ly, Giordano Gederlini and Alexis Manenti, based on Ly's 2017 short film of the same name.
AwardDate Of CeremonyCategoryRecipient (s)November, 2019Les Miserables - Ladj Ly16 December 2019Best Foreign-Language Film2020City of Donostia Audience AwardNov 20, 2019 · Les Misérables: Directed by Ladj Ly. With Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djebril Zonga, Issa Perica. A cop from the provinces moves to Paris to join the Anti-Crime Brigade of Montfermeil, discovering an underworld where the tensions between the different groups mark the rhythm.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
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- 2019-11-20
Dec 6, 2019 · Ladj Ly started with videos of police confrontations with his friends in Paris’s immigrant suburbs. Now, his wrenching film “Les Misérables” is up for an Oscar.
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Sep 1, 2020 · An interview with the director of the acclaimed film about police brutality and racial tensions in the Parisian banlieues. Learn about his background, his collective Kourtrajmé and his vision for French cinema.
