Mathieu Kassovitz won The Palm D’Or for Best Director for La Haine at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995. In the land that gave us champagne, La Haine is a Molotov cocktail. Today, it still possesses a raw energy and has all the ingredients to capture a young audience: a (still) recognizable and captivating story, great performances by young actors like Vincent Cassel, humor, (rap)music, violence and style. It captured a young generation on the brink, caught between French culture and that of their parents, and in love with American rap music and cinema. The film, written and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, had a huge impact when released in 1995 because of both its content and form. La Haine is recommended by the Studium Generale Film Committee because of both the social issues it tackles, which are still relevant today, and the (now classic) style of black and white cinematography. The tension builds as the film follows this mixed-race young male trio from a run-down banlieue across 24 hours. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.Vinz, Saïd and Hubert are furious when their friend Abdel, an Arab youth from a Parisian banlieue, is arrested and so badly beaten by cops that he ends up in the hospital fighting for his life. 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. 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.
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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