In brief, this film is about an approximate 20 hour period in the life of three friends from different ethnic backgrounds, living in close proximity of each other. Hate is a 1995 french blackandwhite drama film written, coedited, and directed by mathieu kassovitz. Vinz, a jew, said, an arab, and hubert, a black boxer, have grown up in these french suburbs where high levels of diversity coupled with the racist and oppressive police force have raised tensions to a critical breaking point. It is only found in the criterion collection bluray version of the movie. Its a truly gripping 98 minute experience that will suck you into the lives of the protagonists and in the end show all too clearly how hatred, truly does breed hatred. It is commonly released under its french title in the englishspeaking world, although its u.
With vincent cassel, hubert kounde, said taghmaoui, abdel ahmed ghili. Apr 11, 2019 class and race clash violently in mathieu kassovitzs unforgettable account of hatred and revenge in suburban paris. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The film follows three young men and their time spent in the french suburban ghetto, over a span of twentyfour hours. Class and race clash violently in mathieu kassovitzs unforgettable account of hatred and revenge in suburban paris. The black and white film is in french with english subtitles.
As powerful and relevant today as it was when it was released more than 20. His new film hate tells the story of three young menan arab, an african and a jewwho spend an aimless day in a sterile paris suburb, as social turmoil swirls around them and they eventually get into a confrontation with the police. Starkly shot in black and white to show a paris not on any tourist map, the film deals with frances intolerance towards outsiders, following vinz vincent cassel, irreversible. I dont give five stars much, but id be dammed if i wouldnt do it for this true gem. The three protagonists live in a banlinue of paris. It is about three young friends and their struggle to live in the banlieues of paris. In some english language subtitled mainly american versions the reference to. Arabic bulgarian czech german greek english spanish estonian finish french croatian italian bosnian. The characters, strongly cast by kassovitz himself an accomplished actor, do remind me of the types often used by scorsese in his new york based studies of. It is commonly released under its french title in the english speaking world, although its u. Maybe its because some of these movie writers actually live in the world, to. Starkly shot in black and white to show a paris not on any tourist map, the film.
Oct 20, 2014 this feature is not available right now. Wikipedia more info at imdb, wikipedia, rotten tomatoes, netflix, wikidata. I too had a similar reaction, not saying a single word for a full hour after the films end, and having to wait a day to finally bring myself to put my thoughts on paper. Said often acts as our audience surrogate throughout the film. Mathieu kassovitz born 3 august 1967 is a french director, screenwriter, producer, editor, and actor. Its full of action, detail, unexpected incidents and quirky humour.
In the wake of the charlie hebdo attacks in paris, kassovitz recently said it was time to make a. The movie cuts across racial and economic lines in france. One last chance abdel, a local hoodlum, is hospitalized after a riot, where a policeman lost his gun. The story of these 3 young men is incredibly well orchestrated, it neither promotes the rioting nor does it demote it. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. He is the founder of mnp entreprise, a film production company. Postscreening discussion with artist and writer maryam monalisa gharavi, triple canopy senior editor emily wang, and series programmer ashley clark. Arabic bulgarian czech german greek english spanish estonian finish french croatian italian bosnian dutch portuguese russian slovenian serbian swedish.
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