
Les Misérables
2019 · Movie · R · 104 min · ★ 7.6 · 83% critics
A newcomer joins an anti-crime squad in Montfermeil, where tensions between local gangs quickly escalate. After an arrest spirals out of control, a drone recording threatens to expose what everyday life looks like in the neighborhood.
Also known as Les Misérables (2019)
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-11-14
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (1,604 votes)
- Box office
- $18,900,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this gritty, tense neighborhood drama if you want confrontational moral stakes and realistic conflict; Not for you if you prefer a comforting, fully resolved story like Athena or a lighter social drama such as Paradise Now.
Pros: hard-hitting drama; gripping tension; strong performances | Cons: heavy themes; divisive message; mixed satisfaction
Themes
- police brutality
- paris, france
- based on novel or book
- police
- ghetto
- riot
- drone
- football (soccer)
- suburb
- juvenile delinquent
- police officer
- 2000s
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Film · 2020
- Cesar of the public · 2020
- European Film Award — European Discovery of the Year · 2019
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2020 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2019 · nominated
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- European Film Award — European Discovery of the Year · 2019 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2019 · nominated
Cast & crew

Damien Bonnard
as Stéphane

Alexis Manenti
as Chris

Djebril Zonga
as Gwada

Steve Tientcheu
as The Mayor

Jeanne Balibar
as The Comissioner

Issa Perica
as Issa

Al-Hassan Ly
as Buzz

Almamy Kanoute
as Salah

Nizar Ben Fatma
as 'La Pince'

Raymond Lopez
as Zorro
Directed by Ladj Ly