SOLD OUT | MOVIE CLUB | LES MISERABLES

WHEN: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 - 7pm
WHERE: Alliance Française de Vancouver Auditorium
HOW: $4 for non-members / Free for AF members | $4 pour les non-membres / Gratuit pour les membres
This screening is sold out. We added another screening on Wednesday October 21st. Book here.

AFV Movie Club returns... with social distancing measures! 

• Please come early. We will open the Auditorium doors (access from Cambie Street) 30 minutes prior to the screening.
• We encourage and ask all guests to wear a mask when visiting AFV as much as possible, in an effort to maintain a safe environment for all.
• We ask all guests to wash their hands regularly. Hand sanitizers will also be available at the AFV entrance for your use.
• Observe and maintain a physical distance of 2 metres. 3 seats will be left empty between each guest with a 2m distance at the aisles.
• All of our staff will be wearing masks and practise proper hand hygiene.
• The Auditorium -seats and washrooms- will be disinfected between events/screenings.
• All other high contact areas  – door handles, pin-pads, etc. – will be cleaned and sanitized daily

LES MISERABLES

By Ladj Ly, 2019
With Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djebril Zonga
In French with English subtitles

Stéphane has recently joined the Anti-Crime Squad in Montfermeil, in the suburbs of Paris, France, where, Victor Hugo set his famed novel “Les Miserables”. Alongside his new colleagues Chris and Gwada - both experienced members of the team - he quickly discovers tensions running high between local gangs. When the trio finds themselves overrun during the course of an arrest, a drone captures the encounter, threatening to expose the reality of everyday life. Inspired by the 2005 Paris riots, and Ladj Ly’s short  film of the same name, Les Misérables is a provocative insight into the tensions between neighborhood residents and police.

Stéphane, tout juste arrivé de Cherbourg, intègre la Brigade Anti-Criminalité de Montfermeil, dans le 93. Il va faire la rencontre de ses nouveaux coéquipiers, Chris et Gwada, deux « Bacqueux » d’expérience. Il découvre rapidement les tensions entre les différents groupes du quartier. Alors qu’ils se trouvent débordés lors d’une interpellation, un drone filme leurs moindres faits et gestes…