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Les Misérables is a 2012 British musical drama film, based on the musical of the same name by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg which is in turn based on Les Misérables, the 1862 French epic novel by Victor Hugo (1802-1885) that is considered by many to a great novel of the nineteenth century. 

The film is directed by Tom Hooper, scripted by William Nicholson, Boublil, Schönberg and Herbert Kretzmer, and stars an ensemble cast led by Hug Jackman, Russell Crowe,   Anne Hathaway, and Amanda Seyfried.

The novel follows the lives and interactions of several characters, focusing on the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean, who becomes mayor of a town in France. Soon exposed, Valjean agrees to take care of Cosette, the illegitimate daughter of a dying Fantine, but as a fugitive must also avoid being captured again by police inspector Javert. The plot spans 17 years (1815-1832) and is set against a backdrop of political turmoil, which in the film culminates in the June Rebellion of France that was an unsuccessful, anti-monarchist insurrection of Parisian Republicans.

Les Misérables premiered in London at the Empire, Leicester Square on 5 December 2012, and was released on 25 December 2012 in the United States, on 26 December 2012 in Australia, and on 11 January 2013 in the United Kingdom. The film has received divided, but generally positive reviews, with many critics praising the acting of Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway.

The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, for Hug Jackman and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, for Anne Hathaway. It is currently nominated for nine BAFTA Awards, including Best Film, Best British Film, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Jackman) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role ( Hathaway) and eight Academy Award nominations that include Best picture, Best Actor (Jackman) and Best Supporting Actress (Hathaway). That's why Les Misérables is the most FADDISH movie of the year.