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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).
The roles that explain the career.
8 credits across 4 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Dumas: Black Devil | Director | Film |
| 2027 | Dumas: Black Devil | Writer | Film |
| 2023 | Hood Witch | Producer | Film |
| 2019 | Les Misérables | Director | Film |
| 2019 | Les Misérables | Writer | Film |
| 2018 | The World Is Yours | Paoudré | Film |
| 2010 | Our Day Will Come | Jeune noir tchat vidéo | Film |
| 2006 | Satan | Ladj | Film |
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