I think it was first movie I saw that left a real, lasting, profound mark on me.

A day in the life of three underclass youths (one Arab, one Jew and one black) – in the banlieue, projects, outside Paris – as they basically lay about and talk nonesense. When a friend is beaten to an inch of his life in a police station after a riot, the housing estate erupts and our three protagonists are drawn into the festering violence.

Visceral, gritty, raw, important, real, energetic—and very funny! It successfully and entertainingly weaves the personal tales of the three youths/yobs into a wider social context. The black and white photography is both bleak and beautiful – and there is one staggering aerial tracking shot over the estate, as an amateur DJ fills the open space with sound from the decks at his high-up window.

The film seems to take on even further importance after the French riots last year… but, irrespective of all that, it is close to my idea of a perfect cinema experience! :)

IMDB

According to imdb, the US title of the movie is “Hate”

Raw, visceral, absorbing… one of my fave movies of the 90s!

The movie’s name, “La Haine”, means “The Hatred”.
Simply amazing. My brother recommended it to me. I thought it was about the recent Paris riots. But after i finished it, bro told me it was made in 1995. Its sort of like ‘Crash’, about misunderstandings and irrational hatred based on differences in colour, class, creed.
Killer line….. Scarface’s “You talking to me?” in French.