A French film with English subtitles, “La Haine” translates to “Hate”. This impactful narrative, starring Vincent Cassel of Ocean’s 12 & Ocean’s 13, takes us on a gritty, unsettling, and visually explosive look at the racial and cultural volatility in 90’s France. The film’s backdrop of Banlieue districts on the outskirts of Paris offers a gold mine of urban planning problems.
Panelists
Rachel Brahinsky
Assistant Professor, USF
Pedro Lange Churión
Professor, USF
Films
La Haine
France | 1996 | 98 mins. | French with English subtitles | Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz
LA HAINE translates to “Hate”. This impactful narrative, starring Vincent Cassel of Ocean’s 12 & Ocean’s 13, takes us on a gritty, unsettling, and visually explosive look at the racial and cultural volatility in 90’s France. The film’s backdrop of Banlieue districts on the outskirts of Paris offers a gold mine of urban planning problems.