Les Misérables (2019) – Filming Locations
Crime / Drama / Thriller · Directed by Ladj Ly · Starring Damien Bonnard, Jeanne Balibar
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.
Where was Les Misérables filmed?
- Paris, France, Paris – Opening police patrol through the suburban housing estate where tensions between law enforcement and residents escalate. The film is set in and extensively shot in Montfermeil/Clichy-sous-Bois, a real Parisian suburb known for socioeconomic challenges, providing authentic backdrop for the story of police brutality and community conflict
- Paris, France, Paris – Chase sequences and street confrontations between police and local youth throughout the film. Real streets and public spaces of Montfermeil serve as the primary setting, lending documentary-like realism to the narrative of community policing and social division
- Paris, France, Paris – Interior sequences where officers interrogate suspects and process the shooting incident. A real functioning police station provides the institutional setting where the investigation unfolds and moral tensions between officers emerge