Toronto International Film Festival to Host World Premiere of Ladj Ly’s ‘Les Indésirables’
variety.comBrent Lang Executive Editor Ladj Ly, the French filmmaker behind “Les Misérables,” will return to the Toronto International Film Festival with his latest drama, “Les Indésirables.” The film will have its world premiere at the fall festival, where it is selling distribution rights.
Buyers, particularly those looking to land the rare foreign language film that could appeal to U.S. audiences, will certainly be keen to see what Ly has brought to Toronto. “Les Misérables,” with its searing depiction of police violence and roiling tensions in an immigrant community on the outskirts of Paris electrified critics when it debuted in Cannes in 2019.
It won Cannes’ Jury Prize and went on to pick up Oscar and BAFTA nominations after it sold to Amazon. “Les Indésirables,” which translates to undesirables, stars Alexis Manenti, Jeanne Balibar, Steve Tientcheu, Anta Diaw and Aristote Luyindula.
Like “Les Misérables,” it is also set in the suburbs of Paris. After the sudden death of a town’s mayor, Pierre (Manenti), an idealistic young doctor, is appointed to replace him.
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