365 Jours à Clichy-Montfermeil

by Ladj Ly

France
2006
25 min
OV French
Short film
Documentary
Color
DCP

Out of Competition 2019

The programmer’s eye

Before electrifying the press at Cannes earlier this year with “Les Misérables”, Ladj Ly got famous in 2005 with 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. Ladj Ly’s style already summoned our wits.

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