
The film follows three young men and their time spent in the French suburban "ghetto," over a span of twenty-four hours. Vinz, a Jew, Saïd, 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. During the riots that took place a night before, a police officer lost his handgun in the ensuing madness, only to leave it for Vin... (Full plot summary below)
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The film follows three young men and their time spent in the French suburban "ghetto," over a span of twenty-four hours. Vinz, a Jew, Saïd, 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. During the riots that took place a night before, a police officer lost his handgun in the ensuing madness, only to leave it for Vinz to find. Now, with a newfound means to gain the respect he deserves, Vinz vows to kill a cop if his friend Abdel dies in the hospital, due the beating he received while in police custody.
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| Montreal Film JournalKevin N. Laforest"La Haine" is a memorable, in-you-face film from start to the chilling finale. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe result is a jittery, propulsive, slangy study of jeunes hommes in the hood, complete with a soundtrack of reggae and rap. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyAn inspired achievement from Mathieu Kassovitz. |
| Times (UK)Wendy IdeOne of the most blisteringly effective pieces of urban cinema ever made |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Jeff ViceAll the performances are excellent, especially Cassel... |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordOne would expect, from the initial look and feel, that this is a skin-head flic. It is so much more complex, though, covering a gammut of social strata within strata. |
| Old School ReviewsJohn A. Nesbitto get an inside view of the situation, there simply is no better source than Kassovitz's disturbing urban study |
| CinemaniaDan JardineLa Haine does not provide an easy answer. So you have to struggle intellectually for yourself. |
| PopMattersJose Solís MayénUnlike most films of the '90s, Matthieu Kassovitz's La Haine remains a timeless snapshot of a transitory decade that forever transformed world history. |
| San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannIt cuts deeper and shows us the foolishness of its characters as it mourns their inevitable tragedy. |