Police viciously beat a 16-year-old housing estate kid they are questioning leaving him almost dead. Responding to violence teenagers from the estate turn their home into a 24 hour war zone. Among the people blinded by hate are Said Vinz and Hubert youths who survive on petty crime and dealing dope. In the intensely volatile environment the teenagers find a chrome-plated Smith & Wesson 44 that a plain-clothes cop has lost. If killing a cop with his own gun doesn't express their rage what will? The French cabinet commissioned a special screening of this tragic story... on its release to see the problems of the angry French underclass on the streets of Paris. [show more]
One of the best films i have seen! La Haine was part of my curriculum for a film studies course. The film seems so real throughout and very enjoyable and thought-provoking. Definitely recommend it to anyone.
I have never seen anything like this one. The first image strikes us right in the face: the world, lost in a emptiness of black, is covered by the blowing slo-mo flames of a cocktail molotov. The story may look simple. But that is the exact way it wants to be. Here we have a journey into the places hate lives. Here we journey through the deep entrails of hate, which grows, and cannot be stopped. When you think everything is right, everything is wrong. When you find peace, war seeks us. Here we are close-up to the ghettos we want to avoid, at the same time people who live there are always thinking of revenge, even if they are subject of social and physical abuse. Technically the movie is genius, beautifully shot in black and white, with a great music selection and three great leads, which look and think like they were really from the streets. Some scenes stroke me particularly (the opening shot, the camera wandering over the rooftops as the music spreads, the final scene) and will still strike me in the future. This movie has also a great amount of juice to be drunk, and requires multiple viewings to be seen properly. A work of genius, which reflects the quality of young values when they are given the proper treatment.
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An award-winning account of one crucial day in the life of three ethnically diverse teenagers on a housing estate in Paris. It documents the fierce loathing that exists between the estate's residents and the police, that explodes when the police beat a youngster into a coma. The three young men vent their grief, frustration and anger in different ways with deadly consequences. The film won the 1995 Best Director at Cannes and the 1996 Best Film at the Cesar Awards.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Police viciously beat a 16-year-old housing estate kid they are questioning leaving him almost dead Responding to violence teenagers from the estate turn their home into a 24 hour war zone Among the people blinded by hate are Said Vinz and Hubert youths who survive on petty crime and dealing dope In the intensely volatile environment the teenagers find a chrome-plated Smith & Wesson 44 that a plain-clothes cop has lost If killing a cop with his own gun doesn&39;t express their rage what will?The French cabinet commissioned a special screening of this tragic story on its release to see the problems of the angry French underclass on the streets of Paris Actors Vincent Cassel Hubert Kounde & Said TaghmaouiDirector Mathieu KassovitzCertificate 15 years and overYear 1995Screen Widescreen 1851 AnamorphicLanguages French - Dolby Digital (51)Additional Languages Dolby Digital (20) Stereo FrenchSubtitles EnglishDuration 1 hour and 37 minutes (approx)
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