![]() The entire movie is filmed in black-and-white, which is a surprisingly bold move that pays off very well. ![]() He completely embodies his character Vinz, who has become frustrated with the intolerance of French society and is eager to take out his aggression on the first person to provoke him. Cassel gives the kind of performance that comes around only once every decade. One of the most notable aspects of the movie is Vincent Cassel as the most unstable of the three friends who harbors a deep-seated vendetta against the police and wants to use to gun to kill a policeman. Along the way they encounter a drug dealer, many corrupt policemen, and a group of skinheads. ![]() ![]() Alienated from society and without a future for themselves, the three friends wander the city with their weapon and debate how they should use it, or who they should use it on. Directed by French actor/director Mathieu Kassovitz (who co-starred in Amélie), La Haine is more or less about three twenty-something year old friends living in the slums of Paris who find a police officer's gun that was left on the street after a race riot. A harsh look at prejudice and violence in modern day France, La Haine is an absolute powerhouse of a film that is as timeless and impressive as it is entertaining.
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