Ladj Ly

Director & actor · born 3 January 1978 · Mali

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.

Where to start: Les Misérables (2019).

As director 8

Dumas: Black Devil

2027

Dumas: Black Devil

2027

Les Indésirables (2023) poster

Les Indésirables

2023 · 6.1/10

Les Misérables (2019) poster

Les Misérables

2019 · 7.6/10

The Clichy-Montfermeil Chronicles (2017) poster

The Clichy-Montfermeil Chronicles

2017

Speak Up (2017) poster

Speak Up

2017 · 7.8/10

Les Misérables (2017) poster

Les Misérables

2017 · 7.0/10

Go Fast Connexion (2008) poster

Go Fast Connexion

2008

365 jours à Clichy Montfermeil (2006) poster

365 jours à Clichy Montfermeil

2006 · 7.5/10

As actor 8

Making Athena (2022) poster

Making Athena

2022 · 7.5/10

Paper & Glue (2021) poster

Paper & Glue

2021 · 7.3/10

#JR (2018) poster

#JR

2018 · 6.3/10

The World Is Yours (2018) poster

The World Is Yours

2018 · 6.7/10

Les Bosquets (2015) poster

Les Bosquets

2015 · 8.0/10

Our Day Will Come (2010) poster

Our Day Will Come

2010 · 6.2/10

Satan (2006) poster

Satan

2006 · 5.7/10

Easy Pizza Riderz (2002) poster

Easy Pizza Riderz

2002 · 7.8/10

TV shows 1

Homemade (2020) poster

Homemade

TV · 2020 · 5.5/10

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Ladj Ly movie?

By viewer score, Les Misérables (2019) at 7.6/10.

What are Ladj Ly’s most popular movies?

Les Misérables, The World Is Yours, Satan.

How many movies has Ladj Ly made?

16 films on TMDB, 8 as director, 8 as actor.