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This angry, antiauthoritarian French film--originally titled La Haine--concerns three young guys (a Jew, an Arab, a black) who decide to take on the police after a friend is brutally beaten. There isn't much going on in this black-and-white drama beyond its violence (which can be pretty hard to watch, such as an interrogation scene that incorporates torture) and gritty observations of wayward youths hanging out on the fringes of Paris. Certainly, there isn't much in the way of insight, and director Mathieu Kassovitz seems to have absorbed more of the excesses of America's independent film scene, especially Spike Lee at his most indulgent, than its blessings. But if it's edge and rawness you want, this has it--with subtitles. --Tom Keogh
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Mathieu Kassovitz (The Crimson Rivers) took the film world by storm with La haine (Hate), a gritty, unsettling, and visually explosive look at racial and cultural volatility in modern-day France, specifically the low-income banlieues on Paris's outskirts. Aimlessly passing their days in the concrete environs of their dead-end suburbia, Vinz (Irreversible's Vincent Cassel), Hubert (The Constant Gardener's Hubert Koundé), and Saïd (Three Kings Saïd Taghmaoui) white, black, and Arab give human faces to France's immigrant and otherwise marginalized populations, their resentment at their situation simmering until it reaches a boiling point. A work of tough beauty, La haine is a landmark of contemporary French cinema and a gripping reflection of its country's ongoing identity crisis.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
I loved this movie the first time I saw it and have seen it at least a dozen times since. It is a powerful story told as seen through the eyes and lives of three friends who are living in Paris during the riots. The direction of this movie is delicious and so is the character development. A beautiful job is done in introducing each of the three main characters and in giving a bit of insight in to each of their personal lives. One is a tough guy with a chip on his shoulder and something to prove, another a good guy who has no choice but to sell hash to support his family, and the third a kid who doesn't seem to care about much other than getting laid and trying to impress his friends. What really caught me about this movie was how realistic I found it. It was funny and hard and real and disturbing and fabulous. I highly recommemend this film to anyone who enjoys quality and substance. It has an AWESOME soundtrack too!!!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By phaedon
Format:DVD
i have waited forever to buy this movie states-side. the only copy i've ever owned was on vhs and i lost it a long time ago. its been so long since the movie first came out; i remember that it was available as a zone 2 dvd in a european magazine or newspaper (it is common in some countries for them to distribute dvds this way).
anyway. im curious to see what criterion adds to this movie. this movie is a definitive "hip-hop" classic. and not many people know about it here. truly a gem.
anyway. im curious to see what criterion adds to this movie. this movie is a definitive "hip-hop" classic. and not many people know about it here. truly a gem.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I spent $40 a few years ago to buy the Zone 2 version, which I didn't know was unplayable in my DVD player. I will gladly, but somewhat grudgingly, spend another $30 to get a copy of this movie that I can watch without limitations. Truly an eye-opening movie; France's "Boyz in tha Hood," only better in pretty much every way.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
Daughter rented this for a class. THIS IS a piece of Eurotrash crap.
There is absolutely no reason for anyone to rent this.. My daughter's modern french history professor assigned it. It was and is a waste of time. Read more
Published 16 days ago by R. C. Mueller
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good movie
Quality was clear with subtitles (it's in French). I liked the film themes as well as the perspective it gave the viewer.
Published 22 days ago by Dominique
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not a feel good movie.
All the leads are unlikeable, but the title is quite appropriate. I think propraganda films, which I believe this to be, are evil and do no good.
Published 4 months ago by Henry J. Hummell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Raw & Explosive - Pulls No Punches
I first experienced this powerful movie during the mid-90's, and it remains one of my favorite films. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Compay
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best film ever made, but pretty good
I found this movie to be slightly overrated. I did not think that the film offered a realistic view of the youths living in Paris' ghetto-ized suburbs, but rather, a story verging... Read more
Published 8 months ago by J.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Classic
This movie translates well across french/american culture and remains pertinent to present day as when it was made. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Lady Chuckadove
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best movie ever!
Excellent item and DVD special edition, which the movie La Haine even in regular DVD edition is no longer available in France (where it was made). Read more
Published 22 months ago by Amelie LeBlanc
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Pleased!
The DVD came in great condition - I would have never know it was used had I not been told.
Published on February 20, 2011 by Yolanda C Rodriguez
5.0 out of 5 stars
Faster than expected shipping.
I wanted to get this film for my sister, but it was hard to find in the months before Christmas. I was told to expect this item up to 2 weeks after Christmas, but I received it... Read more
Published on January 21, 2011 by Cass
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you want to understand NYC or LA, watch this film about Paris
First of all, even though this film is set in Paris, and is in French (with English subtitles), please don't think of it as a French film. Read more
Published on October 4, 2010 by Gregory
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