Review of La Haine (1995) by Liliane S — 02 Nov 2016
Following a single day in the lives of three friends who live on a sink estate in the outskirts of Paris during the mid-1990s, La Haine is a superbly made observation of urban poverty. This was a period of unrest in Paris and the movie doesn't shy away from this while never becoming too overly violent or sensationalist.
Filmed in stark black and white it is a powerful and damning indictment of the way in which the system is loaded against such individuals. The there leads are all great in their respective roles and add much needed levity to the plot.
They genuinely act as a group of true friends would and have a chemistry that leaps out of the screen. I was really routing for them and hoping that there would be a more upbeat and hopeful ending but that was never really going to happen.
When it does happen, the end is sharp, unexpected and terribly, terribly sad.
This review of La Haine (1995) was written by Liliane S on 02 Nov 2016.
La Haine has generally received very positive reviews.
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