Review of La Haine (1995) by Richard R — 12 May 2008
One of the most important films in modern times, a mesmeric social drama which looks at how inner city youth deal with their surroundings as politics, history and society mould their existences. Vincent Cassel, Hubert Kounde and Said Taghmaoui play the young Parisien men whose roots also add to their marginalisation (Jewish, Black and Arabian respectively).
A truly explosive piece of filmmaking whose strength lies in the way tensions are built (as in so many great dramas), the realistic portrayals by the actors themselves and wonderful direction from Mathieu Kassovitz.
One of those films which everyone simply has to see, providing its viewers with an insight into the plight of those inner city dwellers, discarded by their government, similar to HBO's 'The Wire'.
Shot in Black and White for maximum effect. C'est a moi tu parle?
This review of La Haine (1995) was written by Richard R on 12 May 2008.
La Haine has generally received very positive reviews.
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