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La Haine

La Haine

How far you fall doesn't matter, it's how you land…

19958.11h 38m

Overview

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.

Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz
Written by Mathieu Kassovitz
Produced by Christophe Rossignon
Box OfficeBudget: $2.6MRevenue: $15.3M

Top Cast

Vincent Cassel

Vincent Cassel

Vinz

Hubert Koundé

Hubert Koundé

Hubert

Saïd Taghmaoui

Saïd Taghmaoui

Saïd

Abdel Ahmed Ghili

Abdel Ahmed Ghili

Abdel

Solo

Solo

Santo

J

Joseph Momo

Ordinary Man

Héloïse Rauth

Héloïse Rauth

Sarah

R

Rywka Wajsbrot

Vinz's Grandmother

Olga Abrego

Olga Abrego

Vinz's Aunt

Laurent Labasse

Laurent Labasse

Cook

Themes & Keywords

police brutalityhip-hopparis, francesocially deprived familybreakdanceghettomale friendshipstreet riotsracismblack and whiterebellious youthxenophobiahousing projectethnic diversityriot policeday in a lifefranticskinheadsparis suburbgun deathpolice shootingurban violence

About La Haine

La Haine is a drama film released in 1995 exploring themes of police brutality, hip-hop, paris, france, socially deprived family, breakdance, ghetto. Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, it stars Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui. 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.

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