![]() Otherwise, this is the kind of film that you can take or leave. Certainly he burns up the screen here with his usual intensity and never disappoints. It's an entirely low budget production, shot in black and white, that's chiefly of note for being the film that helped propel Vincent Cassel to stardom. LA HAINE is a well-regarded cinema verite-style French film that follows the misadventures of three youths over the course of a single day as they tangle with rival gangs, vengeful police, and various weird characters out on the streets. Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 5 / 10 Shines a spotlight on social issues ![]() 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.-b4arr2y 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. 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. ![]() ![]() The film follows three young men and their time spent in the French suburban "ghetto," over a span of twenty-four hours.
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