La Haine (1995)

8.1Not Rated96 minDirector: Mathieu Kassovitz

1995 film by Mathieu Kassovitz

La Haine (French pronunciation: [la ɛn], lit.'Hatred'; released in the United States as Hate) is a 1995 French social thriller film written, co-edited, and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. Starring Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé and Saïd Taghmaoui, the film chronicles a day and night in the lives of three friends from a poor immigrant neighbourhood in the suburbs of Paris. The title derives from a line spoken by one of them, Hubert: "La haine attire la haine!", "hatred breeds hatred". Kassovitz was awarded the Best Director prize at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.

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What is La Haine about?
La Haine (1995) — The film follows three young men and their time spent in the French suburban "ghetto," over a span of twenty-four hours. Vinz, a Jew, Saïd, an Arab, and Hubert, a black boxer, have grown up in these French suburbs where high levels of diversity coupled with the racist and oppress
Is La Haine based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is La Haine scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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