BÂTIMENT 5 / LES INDÉSIRABLES

Haby, a young woman deeply involved in the life of her community, discovers the redevelopment plan for her neighborhood. Led behind closed doors by Pierre Forges, a young doctor thrust into the role of mayor, the plan calls for the demolition of the block where Haby grew up. Together with the inhabitants of the building, she embarks on a fierce battle to prevent the destruction of Block 5...

LAĐ LI / LADJ LY

Ladj Ly (Paris, 1980) landed in 2017 a Best Short Film César nomination for Les Misérables (2017). Two years later he released his first feature film, Les Misérables (2019), based on said short, at the Festival de Cannes, where he won the Jury Prize. The movie was also nominated for the Academy Award, the BAFTA and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film, landed 4 Césars, and the Goya for Best European Feature Film, among other accolades. Les Indésirables (2023) his second full-length movie, premiered at Toronto International Film Festival.

 

Reveiws:

Understands that troubling issues of race and class are ingrained in society, perhaps insoluble.

Tim Grierson, Screendaily

 

Ladj Ly’s blistering portrait of working-class life in France.

Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporte