Set against the backdrop of 19th century france,les misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Jackman plays ex prisoner jean valjean, hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman javert crowe after he breaks parole. When valjean agrees to care for factory worker fantine's hathaway young daughter, cosette, their lives change forever.featuring an incredible cast who give truly outstanding performances including hugh jackman, oscar winner russell crowe, anne hathaway, amanda seyfried, eddie redmayne, aaron tveit, samantha barks, and helena bonham carter and sacha baron cohen. Filmed by the visionary academy award director of the king's speech, tom hooper.