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Three young, unemployed Frenchmen living in the ghettos surrounding Paris get embroiled in a violent conflict with the local police.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Haine (Motion picture : 1995)
Main Authors: Vincendeau, Ginette, 1948- (Author), Costa-Gavras, 1933- (Author)
Corporate Authors: Productions Lazennec, Studio Canal+, Sept Cinéma (Firm), Kasso Inc. Productions, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Kassovitz, Mathieu, 1967- (Director, Editor), Rossignon, Christophe (Producer), Vierny, Nathalie (Screenwriter), Cassel, Vincent, 1966- (Actor), Kounde, Hubert (Actor), Taghmaoui, Saïd (Actor), Foster, Jodie (Commentator)
Format: Video DVD
Language:French
Language Notes:In French; with optional English subtitles.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2012]
Edition:Director approved Blu-ray special ed.
Series:Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 381.
Subjects:
Suburbs > France > Paris > Drama.
Inner cities > France > Paris > Drama.
Riots > France > Paris > Drama.
Marginality, Social > France > Paris > Drama.
Paris (France) > Social conditions > Drama.
Police brutality > Drama.
Race > Drama.
Motion pictures, French.
Foreign films.
Social problem films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Description
Summary:Three young, unemployed Frenchmen living in the ghettos surrounding Paris get embroiled in a violent conflict with the local police.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1995.
Special features (disc 1): video introduction by Jodie Foster (15 min.); optional audio commentary by Kassovitz (in English); 2 theatrical trailers.
Special features (disc 2, 136 min.): "Les 10 ans de 'La Haine" = "Ten years of 'La haine'" documentary (in French, 83 min.); "Social dynamite" featurette (about the low-income neighborhoods on the outskirts of Paris, 34 min.); "Preparing for the shoot" featurette (cast & crew members discuss their experiences living in the Parisian ghettos, 6 min.); "Making of a scene" featurette (Kassovitz explains the technical challenges of the scene in which Vinz fantasizes about shooting a cop, 7 min.); 2 deleted scenes, with optional video afterwords by Kassovitz; 2 extended scenes, with optional video afterwords by Kassovitz; stills gallery; trailers.
Booklet includes an essay by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau ("Art, politics, and the banlieue") and an appreciation of the film by filmmaker Costa-Gavras.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodiscs (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([21] pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.)
Format:Blu-ray disc ; region A; aspect ratio: 1.85:1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound; requires Blu-ray player.
Awards:Cannes Film Festival, 1995: Best Director (Mathieu Kassovitz). César Awards, 1996: Best Editing (Mathieu Kassovitz, Scott Stevenson), Best Film (Mathieu Kassovitz), Best Producer (Christophe Rossignon). European Film Awards, 1995: Best Young Film (Mathieu Kassovitz). Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, 1997: Best Foreign-Language Film. Lumiere Awards, 1996: Best Director (Mathieu Kassovitz), Best Film (Mathieu Kassovitz).
Production Credits:Photography, Pierre Aïm ; editors, Mathieu Kassovitz, Scott Stevenson.