“Les Misérables” is not merely named after Victor Hugo’s celebrated novel, it shares its setting and succeeds splendidly in a mutual goal. Directed and co-written by Ladj Ly, who was born, raised and ...

The story of Les Misérables is quite a familiar one, as the rather brutal French tale has been adapted and retold in a multitude of ways over the years, not least back in 2012 when the Hugh Jackman, ...