Les Indésirables (Die Unerwünschten)

In the organizer's words:

Wiesbaden premiere: Haby, a young French woman whose family immigrated from Mali, works in the administration of her home town. When Pierre, a doctor by profession, is appointed interim mayor, long-simmering conflicts over the redevelopment of a district threaten to escalate. When an illegal neighborhood kitchen in a residential building burns down, Pierre has the building cleared by the police in order to take the opportunity to demolish it. In order to prevent further escalation through ruthless politics, Haby puts herself forward as Pierre's opponent in the upcoming mayoral election. Can she soften the hardened fronts between French people with an immigrant background and French people without an immigrant background?

After his great international success with THE WOMEN (France's 2020 Oscar nominee), Ladj Ly is once again pointing out a sore point in French society: Where French people with an immigrant background make up the majority, they should also be able to help shape politics.

Press reviews:

"Ladj Ly is one of the most exciting politically committed filmmakers of the present day. After DIE WÜTENDEN, with DIE UNERWÜNSCHTEN he has mastered another harrowing, angry and powerful banlieue drama that not only concerns France, but the whole world." (filmstarts.de)

"When the two collide, as in Ladj Ly's explosive, emotional banlieue drama DIE UNERWÜNSCHTEN, anger turns to hate and hate turns to violence. It's emotional, often striking, but never boring - a powerful film that clearly takes a stand for the weakest members of society." (programmkino.de)

"As haunting as it is radical." (Les Inrockuptibles)

"An astute analysis of political manipulation and structural violence." (The Hollywood Reporter)

"With DIE UNERWÜNSCHTEN Ladj Ly confirms his talent. A social drama filmed like a thriller." (Franceinfo Culture)

In cooperation with Amnesty International Wiesbaden.