About

Known credits:
34
Birthday:
1978-01-03
Place of birth:
Mali
Website:
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Ladj Ly

Overview

Ladj Ly (born 19 March 1980 in Paris) is a French film director and screenwriter. He won a Jury Prize in Cannes Film Festival for Les Misérables in 2019. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.

Ly's parents are from Mali and he grew up in Montfermeil, a district of Bosquets. He started making films with his friends Kim Chapiron, Romain Gavras, and JR, in the collective Kourtrajmé.

He directed his first films, notably for Oxmo Puccino, and his first documentaries, 365 jours à Clichy-Montfermeil (365 days in Clichy-Montfermeil), filmed after the 2005 French riots; Go Fast Connexion; and 365 jours au Mali (365 days in Mali).

In 2011, Ly was given a three-year prison sentence for kidnapping and false imprisonment. In 2012, the sentence was reduced on appeal to two years imprisonment, and one year suspended sentence.

Les Misérables is the first non-documentary film he directed. The film received many awards, notably at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and a nomination for the César Award for Best Short Film in 2018. In the same year, he was nominated for the César Award for Best Documentary Film for À voix haute: La Force de la parole with Stéphane de Freitas.

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

Source: Article "Ladj Ly" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Acting
2022 Making Athena Actor Self 59
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2021 Paper & Glue Actor Himself 59
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2018 #JR Actor Self 59
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2018 The World Is Yours Actor Paoudré 63
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2015 Les Bosquets Actor 59
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2010 Our Day Will Come Actor Jeune noir tchat vidéo 59
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2006 Satan Actor Ladj 58
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2003 Le Chat d'la grand mère d'Abdel Krim Actor N/A
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2002 Easy Pizza Riderz Actor 59
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2001 Tarubi, l'arabe strait 2 Actor N/A
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Directing
2023 Bâtiment 5 Directing Director 59
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2019 Les Misérables Directing Director 71
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2017 The Clichy-Montfermeil Chronicles Directing Director N/A
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2017 Speak Up Directing Director 63
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2017 Les Misérables Directing Director 60
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2008 Go Fast Connexion Directing Director N/A
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2006 365 jours à Clichy Montfermeil Directing Director 59
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Dumas: Black Devil Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2023 Bâtiment 5 Writing Screenplay 59
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2023 Mercy Writing Screenplay 58
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2022 Athena Writing Screenplay 63
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2019 Les Misérables Writing Writer 71
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2017 Les Misérables Writing Writer 60
Fair
2009 Twenty Show: The Film Writing Writer N/A
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Dumas: Black Devil Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2024 Hood Witch Production Producer 59
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2022 Athena Production Producer 63
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2022 Five-O Production Producer 59
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2021 Fake News Production Co-Producer 55
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2021 Dans ma forêt de ciment Production Producer N/A
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2021 Narvalos Production Producer 59
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Hood Witch Production Producer N/A
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Crew
2006 365 jours à Clichy Montfermeil Crew Cinematography 59
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Editing
2006 365 jours à Clichy Montfermeil Editing Editor 59
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