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Synopsis
After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police.
Awards and festivals
1995European Film Awards · Young European FilmYoung European Film — La Haine
1995Festival de Cannes · In Competition — Feature FilmsAward for Best Director — Mathieu Kassovitz
1996César AwardsBest Film — Mathieu Kassovitz
1996César AwardsBest Editing — Mathieu Kassovitz and Scott Stevenson
Filmed at Chanteloup-les-Vignes, Yvelines — Principal suburban filming location.
Cast
Abdel Ahmed GhiliÉdouard MontouteFrançois LevantalHubert KoundéKarim BelkhadraSaïd TaghmaouiVincent Cassel
Themes
police brutalitysocial issue cinemaracial marginalizationfriendship under pressurebanlieue youthbased on true eventssocial class conflicturban unrestcult repertorydialogue-friendlyhypermasculinity
Tone and style
Unsettlingsocial realismpolitical cinemapolitically engaged viewersfilm-club essentialblack-and-white location thrillerEdge-of-seatdemanding urban drama
