Little Jaffna directed by Lawrence Vallin will open the London Indian Film Festival which will take place from July 16 – 23, 2025 in London, UK.

Opening Night
July 16, 2025 | Wednesday | BFI Southbank | 6:10 pm (with Q&A)

Little Jaffna by Lawrence Vallin – France | 2024 – 100 minutes | UK Premiere

French-Tamil director Lawrence Valin’s feature debut is a fast-paced and dynamic socio-political crime drama. Set in the boisterous La Chapelle district in Paris, fondly known as Little Jaffna, the film follows Michael, a rookie cop (played by Valin himself) who is assigned to infiltrate a violent Tamil gang, with links to separatist rebels in Sri Lanka. But as he works his way deeper into the heart of the organisation, his loyalties are tested as he is forced to confront the cultural complexities of his dual identities. (LIFF 2025)

About the director:
Lawrence Valin grew up in Paris. In 2017, he graduated from La Fémi with the La Résidence program. In 2020, his medium-length film “The Loyal Man” was selected for the Clermont-Ferrand Festival, where he received the Best Actor Award and was nominated for the César Award for Best Short Film 2021. His first feature film, “Little Jaffna,” won the Gan Foundation Award and received the Grand Prix des Prix du Scénario 2023.

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