Born in Paris in 1980 to Malian parents and raised in Montfermeil, Ladj Ly co-founded the Kourtrajmé collective and filmed life in the housing estates for years. His first feature, Les Misérables (2019), grew from a short film of his; it won the Jury Prize at Cannes and the César for best film and was nominated for an Academy Award. His second feature is Bâtiment 5 (2023).
Filmography
- Les Misérables (2019)
- Bâtiment 5 (2023)