Les Misérables

1815. War-torn France has been defeated at the battle of Waterloo. Convict Jean Valjean is nearing the end of his sentence in Toulon after serving 19 years for a petty crime and is released by the ambitious prison guard Javert.

A desperately poor Fantine is forced to leave Paris to find work and makes a difficult decision to give her young daughter Cosette a better way of life. Making her way to Montreuil she finds work in a factory, presided over by the generous Monsieur Madeleine.

A tormented Jean Valjean is forced by Javert and his own conscience to reveal his true identity, but a promise to Fantine changes everything. Things are looking up for the Thenardiers when a rich stranger arrives at their inn, but their joy is short lived.

1832. A teenage Cosette begins to question her closeted life and is desperate for a new start in Paris. Marius Pontmercy, now a young law student, confronts his grandfather Gillenormand after learning the truth about his heroic late father and the ideals Pontmercy fought for under Napoleon.

Paris is on the brink of revolt as unrest spreads through the streets amongst the students

The army prepares for the next assault on the barricades, forcing Valjean into action.