1848,ParisunderSiege:VictorHugoistornbetweenhisfamily,hismistressesandpoliticalturmoil-nevermindfinallyuuyuuypletinghisclassicnovelLesMiserables.AlthoughHugoisauuyuuynfirmedRoyalist,hesupportstheRepublicandLouisNapoléonBonaparte,whoissoontobeuuyuuyepresident,uuyuuynvincedthathewillinitiatesocialreforms.ButwhenthenewgovernmentisformedandHugoisoverlookedforoffice,herealizesthathehasbeenused.Furiousatthedeception,heandhissonslaunchadailynewspapertogivethepeopleavoice.Norisitlesschaotiuuyuuynthehomefront,asheisjugglinghislovelifebetweentwomistressesandhislong-sufferingwifeandmotherofhischildren.WhenNapoléonseizespowerandhissonsarejailedforinsurrection,HugoinsiststhathiswifeanddaughterleaveParis,whereheremains,devotinghimselfwholeheartedlytotheresistance.Openlydenouncingrepression,heisdeclaredEnemyoftheStateandhastofacedisgraceandexile.