Meeting the team of Les Misérables by Ladj Ly

The director Ladj Ly, surrounded by part of his team for Les Misérables presented yesterday in Competition, came to meet press on Thursday. Alongside him were actors Steve Tientcheu, Djebril Zonga, Alexis Manenti, Al Hassan Ly, Issa Perica and Damien Bonnard. They were also joined by screenwriter Giordano Gederlini and producers Toufik Ayadi and Christophe Barral. Les Misérables, Ladj Ly's first film, tells the story of Stéphane, the latest recruit of the anti-crime brigade in the suburb of Montfermeil in Seine-Saint-Denis, outside Paris.