Les misérables

Jean Valjean, a convict unjustly sentenced to hard labour, escapes from his prison. After a clergy man saves him from being arrested again, he resolves to reform and start a new life. Years later, he is the respectable mayor of a small French town, who has adopted a young girl Cosette. Then his arch-enemy Inspecteur Javert surfaces and, discovering the mayor’s true identity, determines to bring him to book. —Filmsdefrance.com