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Venue: Alte Münze, Molkenmarkt 2, 10179 Berlin However, what they don’t know is that Vinz picked it up and has it in his possession, and when Vinz, Hubert, and Said get into a scuffle with a group of racist skinheads, the circumstances seem poised for tragedy.Ī work of tough beauty, La haine is a landmark of contemporary French cinema and a gripping reflection of its country’s ongoing identity crisis. One day, a street riot breaks out after police seriously injure an Arab student the three friends are arrested and questioned, and it is learned that a policeman lost a gun in the chaos. They hang out and wander the streets as a way of filling their days and are sometimes caught up in frequent skirmishes between the police and other disaffected youth. Vinz (Vincent Cassel), who is Jewish, Hubert (Hubert Kounde), who is Black, and Said (Said Taghmaoui), who is Arabic, are young men from the lower rungs of the French economic ladder they have no jobs, few prospects, and no productive way to spend their time. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.In 1995, Mathieu Kassovitz took the film world by storm with La haine, a gritty, unsettling, and visually explosive look at the racial and cultural volatility in modern-day France, specifically the low-income banlieue districts on Paris’s outskirts. Sex is referenced rather than shown, though often crudely and in misogynistic terms. Characters can be seen smoking and selling drugs, as well as smoking cigarettes. The language is strong and frequent, ranging from 'f-k' and 's-t' to racist slurs such as 'kike' and the 'N' word. The trio are at the receiving end of racially-motivated police brutality as well as racist attacks by fascists. A day in the life of three unemployed youths, one black, one Jewish, one Arab, as they join a riot on their rundown suburban housing estate against the. But, to a degree, they are sympathetic, seemingly victims of a system not designed to help people from marginalized backgrounds - Vinz is Jewish, Saïd is of North African descent, Hubert is Black, and all three are from lower-income homes. Sad Sayid in some English subtitles (Sad Taghmaoui) is an Arab Maghrebi who inhabits the middle ground. They carry weapons, steal, and sell drugs. Shot entirely in black and white, three friends - Vinz ( Vincent Cassel), Saïd ( Saïd Taghmaoui), and Hubert (Hubert Koundé) - wander the streets of the Parisian suburbs after a violent riot. Parents need to know that La Haine is a superb but very violent French drama (with English subtitles) that shines a light on societal issues including police brutality, immigration, and racism.

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