Based on the book by Victor Hugo, Les Miserables tells the story of Jean Valjean, a prisoner in 19th century France, who finds redemption and a new life in the midst of suffering. Set during the Paris Uprising of 1832, this story of human kindness, cruelty, revenge, courage, and love touches the heart and stirs the soul with the universal truth, "To love another person is to see the face of God."