Film Screening: Les Misérables

After 19 years in the galleys for stealing a loaf of bread, Jean Valjean has become a hardened man. Seeking redemption, he becomes a respected gentleman under a new identity. He promises Fantine, a dying factory worker, that he will rescue and protect her daughter Cosette, who is enslaved and mistreated by the swindling Thénardier family. As Valjean raises Cosette as his own daughter, he is relentlessly pursued by Inspector Javert. During the social unrest shaking France, the fates of Valjean, Cosette, her beloved Marius, and Javert become intertwined in restless, revolutionary Paris. Through struggle, sacrifice, and an intense longing for justice, Valjean seeks to atone for his sins and give Cosette a future filled with love and freedom.