La Haine (1995)

NR05/31/1995Drama1h 38m
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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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Vincent Cassel

    Vinz

  2. Cast 1

    Hubert Koundé

    Hubert

  3. Cast 1

    Saïd Taghmaoui

    Saïd

  4. Cast 1

    Abdel Ahmed Ghili

    Abdel

  5. Cast 1

    Solo

    Santo

  6. Joseph Momo

    Ordinary Man

  7. Cast 1

    Héloïse Rauth

    Sarah

  8. Rywka Wajsbrot

    Vinz's Grandmother

  9. Cast 1

    Olga Abrego

    Vinz's Aunt

It's not so much the individual acting with this that stands out, it is the collective effort of all concerned to demonstrate to us just how perilous life can be on their Parisian suburban housing estate. Riots the evening before we arrive on the scene have left the area in a state of almost acute nervous exhaustion. The police are treading on egg shells and the community is a tinder box. To add to the volatility, a police officer lost his gun the night before and one of the locals "Vinz" (Vincent Cassel) has vowed to avenge himself on another officer should his currently hospitalised friend "...