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Poor housing: director Ladj Ly returns to the housing crisis in the suburbs with “Bâtiment 5”, a subject that “is really close to his heart”
On the occasion of the release of the film “Bâtiment 5”, Wednesday December 6, director Ladj Ly and actress Anta Diaw are the guests of 12/13 info, Monday. – (Franceinfo)
On the occasion of the release of the film “Bâtiment 5”, Wednesday December 6, director Ladj Ly and actress Anta Diaw are the guests of 12/13 info, Monday.
Director Ladj Ly is back in theaters with his new film Bâtiment 5, which will be released on Wednesday December 6. A film which shows another reality of the suburbs, denouncing the poor housing which affects these areas. It tells the story of a building, located in an imaginary city, which is threatened with demolition by the town hall. “There are more than six million poorly housed people in France, so it’s a subject that is quite important to me”explain Ladj Ly in the 12/13 news, Monday. “Unfortunately, residents of the neighborhoods are likely to be expropriated or evicted from their homes”he denounces, affirming that this subject “he really cares about him”.
A tribute to “women who fight” in the neighborhoods
In this film, the actress Anta Diaw plays Haby, a woman who sets out to save this building. “We are in the process of presenting the film all over France, and we realize after each preview that we have a person who comes and tells us that we have described their life. All these people really recognize themselves in the character of Haby”she indicates in the 12/13 info. “For me, it was important to pay tribute to all these women who fight in all these neighborhoods”adds Ladj Ly.
