After more than 20 years since its release, the Mathieu Kassovitz's black
andwhitemasterpiece isstill relevant in itsdescription of
the hardships of the french banlieue
After more than 20 years since its release, the Mathieu Kassovitz's black
andwhitemasterpiece isstill relevant in itsdescription of
the hardships of the french banlieue
After more than 20 years since its release, the Mathieu Kassovitz's blackandwhite masterpiece isstill relevant in itsdescription ofthe hardships of the french banlieue
“La Haine” is a 1995 french black and white drama directed by
Mathieu Kassovitz featuring Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé and Saïd
Taghmaoui as the main characters, the title comes from a line said
by Hubert, “la haine attire la haine”, in english “hatred breeds
hatred”. The idea of the movie comes from the killing of a young
man, Makome M’Bowole, in 1993; he was shot by a cop while he
was handcuffed and in custody in a police station. The plot follow
three young men the day after some massive riots in the banlieue,
and their struggle into staying afloat in a world that seems like it’s
trying to destroy them. ⠀
The resulting story is a film that deeply attack the way media portray
young people, but most of all the lack of opportunities for young
people, that then proceed to enter a life of “crime” or at least not
completely legal.
“La Haine” is a 1995 french black and white drama directed by Mathieu Kassovitz featuring Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé and Saïd Taghmaoui as the main characters, the title comes from a line said by Hubert, “la haine attire la haine”, in english “hatred breeds hatred”. The idea of the movie comes from the killing of a young man, Makome M’Bowole, in 1993; he was shot by a cop while he was handcuffed and in custody in a police station.
The plot follow three young men the day after some massive riots in the banlieue, and their struggle into staying afloat in a world that seems like it’s trying to destroy them.The resulting story is a film that deeply attack the way media portray young people, but most of all the lack of opportunities for young people, that then proceed to enter a life of “crime” or at least not completely legal
All of this, while the police, the state and theinstitutions act like
their enemy; this theme isburning and urgent, and in order
to make itmore clear to the audience, the film is shot in a
guerrilla-style method, with short range shots, tomake you
feel like you are living that situationwith the characters.The
result is a punch in thestomach to all thebourgeoisie who feel
like theproblems of the other don’t affect them; anangry,
dirty, urban and surreal film that arisesfrom the anger and indignation of the directorand the public to the way the
french system ishandling the situation in the banlieue.⠀
All of this, while the police, the state and the institutions act like their enemy; this theme is burning and urgent, and in order to make it more clear to the audience, the film is shot in a guerrilla-style method, with short range shots, to make you feel like you are living that situation with the characters. ⠀
The result is a punch in the stomach to all the bourgeoisie who feel like the problems of the other don’t affect them; an angry, dirty, urban and surreal film that arises from the anger and indignation of the director and the public to the way the french system is handling the situation in the banlieue.