Les Miserables

After serving a lengthy prison sentence, Jean Valjean turns his life around after an act of kindness opens his eyes, becoming a beloved mayor of a French town. A policeman, Javert, who was a prison guard when Valjean was locked up, has a vendetta against him and tries to denounce him as a criminal despite a lack of evidence. Spanning several decades, the story of Javert and Valjean's rivalry is set against the backdrop of post-Revolution French society.