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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 is a French filmmaker of Malian origin, known for his award-winning film Les Misérables (2019). He has also worked on other projects such as The Pitiful, Athena, and Homemade.
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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 is a French film directed by Ladj Ly, inspired by the 2005 riots in Paris. It follows a rookie cop who joins the Anti-Crime Brigade of Montfermeil, where he faces tensions and violence in the housing projects.
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Sep 8, 2023 · The film is Ly’s follow-up to Oscar and Bafta-nominated and Cannes Jury Prize-winning 'Les Misérables'. The first English-language trailer for Ladj Ly’s Les Indésirables (Bâtiment 5) set to...
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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.
