Ladj Ly

Ladj Ly (French: [ladʒ li]) 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. [1]

Ly's parents are from Mali and he grew up in Montfermeil, a district of Bosquets. He started making films with his friends. Les Misérables is the first non-documentary film he directed.[2]

References
  1. "Les Miserables review". The New York Times. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. "Interview with Ladj Ly". Indiewire. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.


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