Ladj Ly

Les Indésirables (2023)

A local activist and a budding young mayor clash over the best path forward for their impoverished suburb. ...

Hood Witch (2023)

A woman earns a living by smuggling exotic animals and illegal goods, developing a mobile app that links users with mystical marabout healers, but one of the user's consultations takes a tragic turn facing a violent backlash. ...

Athena (2022)

Hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings have their lives thrown into chaos. ...

Five-O (2022)

Amin is a young spotter with the gift of the gab. Isabelle, a theater director from Paris, sees an opportunity for Amin to become a soloist in her opera. ...

Fake News (2021)

After stealing a gaming console from migrants, Sébastien tries to sell it to Patrick, a good guy. So far, nothing too serious. But when a rapper straight out of jail, a TV host willing to do anything to go viral and click traffickers get involved... Séba ...

Dans ma forêt de ciment (2021)

Max, a photographer, returns to his childhood neighborhood when his past suddenly catches up with him. ...

Narvalos (2021)

Ali, a young Moroccan student, arrives to study in France and has to stay with his cousin Mo for a few days before starting university. He will not land in the Paris of his dreams but in the suburb of Clichy-Montfermeil in Seine-Saint-Denis. Disillusionmen ...

Les Misérables (2019)

Stéphane has recently joined the Anti-Crime Squad in Montfermeil, in the suburbs of Paris, France, where Victor Hugo set his famed novel "Les Miserables". Alongside his new colleagues Chris and Gwada – both experienced members of the team – he quickly ...

The Clichy-Montfermeil Chronicles (2017)

JR, a contemporary artist, returns to Clichy-Montfermeil in the suburbs of Paris where his artistic adventure first began 14 years ago with Ladj Ly, his strongest link to the neighborhood. Both decide to create a monumental mural portraying a singular port ...

Speak Up (2017)

Raise the voice, speak eloquently, construct and argue a discourse. Tools so necessary in life as exciting to build. In Paris, the date of Eloquentia, an oratory contest where young people —not exactly privileged— will measure their strength, is approa ...

Les Misérables (2017)

With a gun at his belt and a truncheon in his hand, Pento has just joined the Seine-Saint-Denis anti-crime brigade. With his teammates, he develops specific methods. ...

Twenty Show: The Film (2009)

Twenty Show was the first "user generated film", edited from fictional and real video-blogs. A unique experience initiated on the Internet, a mockumentary that paints a generational portrait of young French people in their twenties. ...

Go Fast Connexion (2008)

An exclusive report on the traffic of cannabis completely shot in the housing area of Clichy Montfermeil, renowned impenetrable zone of no-right. ...

365 jours à Clichy Montfermeil (2006)

In 2005 Lady Ly directed a documentary focusing on the riots that took place in Clichy-Montfermeil. He interviewed a few protagonists and witnesses, using the necessary involvement and distance to understand what was happening. ...

Making Athena (2022)

The making of ATHENA covers the entire production of the film and gives us an in-depth perspective of the scenes that everyone is talking about, from the 12-minute long shot sequence to the scene that sent the cameraman 30 meters above the ground. Highligh ...

Paper & Glue (2021)

A documentary following JR's artwork giving a global voice to everyday people. ...

#JR (2018)

At 35 years old, photographer JR is a street art worldwide star. Discovered after the Paris' suburb riots of 2005 for his portraits of young people, his collages have adorned the galleries of the Louvre, the Pompidou Center, the Pantheon, the National Asse ...

The World Is Yours (2018)

To escape his life of crime, a Paris drug dealer takes on one last job involving Spain, unhinged gangsters, his longtime crush and his scheming mother. ...

Les Bosquets (2015)

Art and social uproar interweave in this film based on the ballet Les Bosquets of New York City Ballet, inspired by the 2005 French suburb riots. A continuation of JR's Portrait of a Generation, it recalls his experience in the ghetto of Montfermeil using ...

Our Day Will Come (2010)

Redheaded teen Remy is bullied by his soccer teammates and drawn into fights with his younger sister and mother in their cramped apartment. After a flare-up of domestic violence, he flees home and is tracked down by a bitter guidance counselor, Patrick, al ...

Satan (2006)

A group of young people leave a disco and bump into a shepherd who is ready to spend his night worshipping Satan. ...

Le Chat d'la grand mère d'Abdel Krim (2003)

Easy Pizza Riderz (2002)

In Easy Pizza Riders, an urban spoof western where people would kill for a pair of silver Reebok, the beloved French youth culture of the time is on full display: sneakers, pizza delivery, fish eye lenses, funk music. Shot when Gavras was only 21 years old ...

Tarubi, l'arabe strait 2 (2001)