If you loved Balloon, try Les Misérables
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the foreign gem mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to Balloon, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Les Misérables is
Montfermeil streets, summer, a police siren wails. Tensions between local gangs and authorities escalate, a drone hovers, capturing the chaos. Ladj Ly brings a modern lens to a classic tale.

