La Haine
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La Haine (1995)

15
17/11/1995 (GB)
Drama
1h 38m

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

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.

  • Mathieu KassovitzDirector, Screenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    French

  • Budget

    $2,600,000

  • Revenue

    $15,300,000

Keywords

  • neo-nazism
  • police brutality
  • hip-hop
  • paris, france
  • socially deprived family
  • breakdance
  • ghetto
  • male friendship
  • racism
  • black and white
  • xenophobia
  • criterion
  • day in a life
  • aggressive
  • paris suburb

Top Billed 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

Joseph Momo

Ordinary Man

Héloïse Rauth

Héloïse Rauth

Sarah

Rywka Wajsbrot

Vinz's Grandmother

Olga Abrego

Olga Abrego

Vinz's Aunt

Laurent Labasse

Laurent Labasse

Cook

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