Release in 2025

Directed by

Lawrence Valin
Written by

Lawrence Valin
Malysone Bovorasmy
Marlène Poste
Gaëlle Macé
Arthur Beaupère
Yacine Badday
Production

Marc Bordure - Agat Films
Simon Bleuzé - Mean Streets
Coproduction

Zinc.
France 2
With the support of

Fondation Gan pour le cinéma

Little Jaffna

Lawrence Valin

Lawrence Valin took part in Le Groupe Ouest’s Annual Selection for the development of this feature film.

Synopsis

In 2008 in Paris, Michael Beaulieu, a young cop from the ghetto is appointed by the DCRI (French Central Directorate of Internal Intelligence) to infiltrate a Tamil separatist organisation, in order to bring down one of its biggest fundraisers. But by diving into this community, Michael will gradually identify with those he must destroy…

Prizes

Closing Film – 2024 Venice Critics’ Week
Toronto International Film Festival 2024 / Centrepiece
Best Actor Award & Young People’s Jury Award / Festival International du Film de Saint Jean de Luz 2024
Grand Prix / Prix du Scénario 2023
Aide à la Création / Fondation Gan pour le Cinéma 2023
Film AlUla Audience Award International Film au Red SEA festival 2024
Jury Prize and Audience Prize at the Reims Polar Film Festival

Sélections