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La Haine
1995 98 min France 18+
★8.2
Drama
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
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Description
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.
Budget:
$2.6M
US Gross:
$280,859
Worldwide:
$15.3M
Starring
Vincent Cassel
Actor
Hubert Koundé
Actor
Saïd Taghmaoui
Actor
Awards
European Film Awards 1995
— Best Film by a Young Director
Cannes Film Festival 1995
— Best Director
César Awards 1996
— Best Picture
Cannes Film Festival 1995
— Best Director
César Awards 1996
— Best Picture
César Awards 1996
— Best Film Editing
César Awards 1996
— Best Producer
César Awards 1996
— Best Sound
Cannes Film Festival 1995
— Palme d'Or
César Awards 1996
— Most Promising Actor
César Awards 1996
— Best Director
César Awards 1996
— Best Screenplay
Key opinion
La Haine is widely regarded as a poignant and stylistically distinct social drama that captures the volatile atmosphere of Parisian suburbs through a lens of documentary realism. While the film is praised for its powerful performances and striking black-and-white cinematography, opinions on its narrative pacing and character depth remain divided.
| Cinematography | The stark black-and-white cinematography effectively underscores the film's gritty aesthetic and the stark reality of the urban environment. | |
| Acting | Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, and Saïd Taghmaoui provide authentic, compelling performances that anchor the narrative. | |
| Culture | The film remains deeply relevant, serving as a prophetic and urgent critique of social inequality and institutional violence. | |
| Emotion | The film is a masterclass in establishing a tense, lived-in atmosphere that captures the self-destructive cycle of disenfranchised youth. | |
| Pacing | The film's pacing and plot are viewed by some as slow or mundane, while others find the contemplative tempo and focus on daily life to be essential to the film's impact. | |
| Screenplay | Viewers are divided on the screenplay's impact, with some finding it a provocative indictment of urban society and others feeling the characterization lacks depth or that the plot recycles familiar tropes. |