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Ladj Ly

Ladj Ly

Actor, Writer, Director

Born January 3, 1978 in Mali

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Ladj Ly, born on 19 March 1980 in Paris, is a French director and screenwriter. He received the Jury Prize at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival for his film Les Misérables, which was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Ly's parents hail from Mali, and he was raised in Montfermeil, specifically in the Bosquets neighborhood. He began creating films alongside friends Kim Chapiron, Romain Gavras, and JR within the Kourtrajmé collective.

He directed several early works, including projects for Oxmo Puccino, as well as documentaries such as 365 jours à Clichy-Montfermeil (365 Days in Clichy-Montfermeil), shot after the 2005 French riots; Go Fast Connexion; and 365 jours au Mali (365 Days in Mali).

In 2011, Ly was sentenced to three years in prison for kidnapping and false imprisonment. This sentence was later reduced on appeal in 2012 to two years of imprisonment with one year suspended.

Les Misérables marked his debut in narrative filmmaking. The film garnered numerous accolades, including recognition at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and a nomination for the César Award for Best Short Film in 2018. That same year, he was also nominated for the César Award for Best Documentary Film for À voix haute: La Force de la parole, which he co-directed with Stéphane de Freitas.

In 2018, Ly established a free film school in Montfermeil named "L'école Kourtrajmé".

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Filmography

Actor

21

Type

Year

Beau geste Poster

Beau geste TV Series2023Self

Athena Feature Film2022Voisin énervé

Making Athena Poster

Making Athena Short Film2022Self

Les méchants Poster

Les méchants Feature Film2021Acteur nouveau film Guillaume Kekchoz

Paper & Glue Poster

Paper & Glue Feature Film2021Self

Sakho & Mangane Poster

Sakho & Mangane TV Series2019Victor

The 2019 European Film Awards Poster

The 2019 European Film Awards TV Special2019Self - Winner

The World Is Yours Poster

The World Is Yours Feature Film2018Paoudré

Clique dimanche Poster

Clique dimanche TV Series2017Self

Quan arribin els marcians Poster

Quan arribin els marcians TV Series2017Self - Interviewee

Quotidien Poster

Quotidien TV Series2016Self

Clique TV Series2013Self

Inside Out Poster

Inside Out Documentary2013Self

Our Day Will Come Poster

Our Day Will Come Feature Film2010Jeune noir tchat vidéo

C à vous Poster

C à vous TV Series2009Self

Rencontres de cinéma Poster

Rencontres de cinéma TV Series2009Self

Satan Feature Film2006Ladj

L'invité Poster

L'invité TV Series2000Self

Días de cine Poster

Días de cine TV Series1991Self - Interviewee

La nuit des Césars Poster

La nuit des Césars TV Series1976Self - Nominee

Cannes Film Festival Poster

Cannes Film Festival TV Series1952Self - Jury member

Writer

7

Type

Year

Les Indésirables Poster

Les Indésirables Feature Film2023

The Young Imam Poster

The Young Imam Feature Film2023

Athena Feature Film2022

Homemade Poster

Homemade TV Series2020

Les Misérables Poster

Les Misérables Feature Film2019

The Pitiful Poster

The Pitiful Short Film2017

Go Fast Connexion Poster

Go Fast Connexion Short Film2009

Director

7

Type

Year

Les Indésirables Poster

Les Indésirables Feature Film2023

Homemade Poster

Homemade TV Series2020

Les Misérables Poster

Les Misérables Feature Film2019

The Pitiful Poster

The Pitiful Short Film2017

Go Fast Connexion Poster

Go Fast Connexion Short Film2009

365 jours à Clichy Montfermeil Poster

365 jours à Clichy Montfermeil Documentary2006

Infrarouge Poster

Infrarouge TV Series2006

Producer

7

Type

Year

Hood Witch Poster

Hood Witch Feature Film2023

La Fleur de l'Âge Short Film2023

Les Indésirables Poster

Les Indésirables Feature Film2023

The Young Imam Poster

The Young Imam Feature Film2023

Athena Feature Film2022

Les méchants Poster

Les méchants Feature Film2021

Les Misérables Poster

Les Misérables Feature Film2019

Cinematographer

1

Infrarouge Poster

Infrarouge TV Series2006

Camera and Electrical Department

1

Maxime Gasteuil arrive en ville Poster

Maxime Gasteuil arrive en ville Video2021

Editor

1

365 jours à Clichy Montfermeil Poster

365 jours à Clichy Montfermeil Documentary2006

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