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French Movie Les Miserables Unleashes Debate in France

PostPosted: Fri Feb 07, 2020 8:39 am
by NewsReporter
VOA - World News


A gritty tale set in France’s disenfranchised suburbs, or banlieues, ranks among the finalists for the best foreign language film at Sunday’s Academy Awards in Los Angeles. However, Les Miserables has also unleashed a debate about what has changed in France and what has not.  For VOA, Lisa Bryant reports from the Paris suburb of Montfermeil