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Les Misérables

2019

Ladj Ly

Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djibril Zonga, Jeanne Balibar ...

7.2

10,789

Thriller. Drama Stéphane joined the Anti-Crime Brigade of Montfermeil. He meets his new teammates, Chris and Gwada, and discovers the tensions between the different groups of the district.

	Author	Review
United States	Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter	"An explosive first feature (...) [It] is something like Hugo’s classic story remixed by 'The Wire' and 'Training Day' — a gritty and fiery urban thriller underscored by scathing social commentary on the current state of the Paris suburbs"	POS
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"[A] promising narrative debut simmers with urgent anger over police brutality (...) It is aptly galling as a study of everyday power structures tested and exploited to breaking point"	POS
United States	Ben Croll The Wrap	"Ly explores the fissures that lead a society from collective joy to revolutionary anger (...) [He] conducts the proceedings with sharp formal acumen and openness to new technology.	POS
United Kingdom	Jonathan Romney Screendaily	"A dazzlingly executed showdown carries potent strong overtones of the French revolutionary tradition	POS
United States	Anthony Lane The New Yorker	"Even everyday scenes vibrate with a sense that things are about to explode (...) [At the end] you feel exhausted yet satisfied"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A police drama set in a tough Paris suburb that loses subtlety and heft as it erupts into violence (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
	Fabien Lemercier Cineuropa	"The film mixes profound realism (...) with intense rhythm and a powerful visual energy sharpened up by the agile camera of cinematographer Julien Poupard."	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"A gripping and grounded procedural (...) [It] vibrates with the kind of unshakeable verisimilitude that can only be earned through first-hand experience"	POS
United States	Glenn Kenny The New York Times	"Ly shows command of staging and shooting throughout, simulating documentary form while maintaining a tight grip on narrative coherence."	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"[It] is both culturally relevant and dramatically compelling, finding a way to balance artistic metaphor, hugely involving storytelling and criticism"	POS
United Kingdom	Nicholas Barber BBC	"It’s almost an update of Mathieu Kassovitz’s 'La Haine' or Spike Lee’s 'Do the Right Thing' (...) Ly’s debut is certainly impressive (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	David Fear Rolling Stone	"[It is] several cuts above its kindred films, Gallic or otherwise (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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