Meanwhile, despite Cosette's questioning, Valjean refuses to tell her about his past or anything about her late mother, Fantine. Later Marius catches a glimpse of Cosette ( Amanda Seyfried), now a young woman, and instantly falls in love with her. Students Marius Pontmercy ( Eddie Redmayne) and Enjolras ( Aaron Tveit), together with street urchin Gavroche ( Daniel Huttlestone), discuss fomenting a revolution to overthrow the government. Nine years later in June of 1833, Jean Maximilien Lamarque, the only government official sympathetic toward the poor, is nearing death. Valjean makes contact with the Bishop of Digne who agrees to give him and Cosette new idenities to hide from the authorities. After Valjean confides in Cosette about her mother passing away, he promises to be like a father to her. Valjean bribes the couple to allow him to take Cosette away. But Valjean escapes and finds Cosette at the Thénardiers brothel/halfway house. After Fantine dies, Javert arrives at the hospital and attempts to arrest Valjean. There he promises to a dying Fantine that he will look after her daughter. Unable to condemn an innocent man, Valjean reveals his identity to the court before departing for the hospital. Later, Valjean learns that a man believed to be him has been arrested. During an argument with an abusive customer, Javert, now a police inspector, arrests Fantine, but Valjean intercedes and takes her to a hospital where she is diagnosed with a terminal case of tuberclosis. Left with no alternative, Fantine turns to prostitution. A young woman named Fantine ( Anne Hathaway), one of his workers, is discovered to be sending money to her illegitimate daughter, Cosette ( Isabelle Allen), who lives with the unscrupulous Thénardiers ( Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter) and their daughter Éponine ( Natalya Angel Wallace), and is dismissed by the foreman ( Michael Jibson). Eight years later in 1823, Valjean has become a wealthy factory owner and mayor of the small town of Montreuil-sur-Mer. Javert swears he will bring the escaped convict to justice. Touched by the Bishop's love, grace and generosity, Valjean breaks his parole and vows to start an honest life under a new identity. He is caught by the authorities, but the Bishop lies by saying that the silver was given as a gift, and secures Valjean's release. After several months of drifting around France, Valjean is offered food and shelter by the Bishop of Digne ( Colm Wilkinson), but steals his silver during the night. In 1815 France, convict Jean Valjean ( Hugh Jackman) is released on parole by prison guard Javert ( Russell Crowe) after serving a 19-year sentence for stealing a loaf of bread as well as repeated escape attempts.The synopsis below may give away important plot points.