La Haine (1995) La haine (original title)

Director:

Mathieu Kassovitz

Writer:

Mathieu Kassovitz (written by)

Release Date:

23 February 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

So far, so good

Plot:

After local youth Abdel is beaten unconscious by police, a riot ensues on his estate during which a policeman loses his gun. The gun is found by Vinz who threatens he will kill a cop if Abdel dies.

Plot Keywords:

Riot | Gun | Hospital | Youth | Ghetto

Awards:

8 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Vincent Cassel	...	Vinz
Hubert Koundé	...	Hubert
Saïd Taghmaoui	...	Saïd
Abdel Ahmed Ghili	...	Abdel
Solo	...	Santo
Joseph Momo	...	Ordinary Guy
Héloïse Rauth	...	Sarah
Rywka Wajsbrot	...	Vinz's Grandmother
Olga Abrego	...	Vinz's Aunt
Laurent Labasse	...	Cook
Choukri Gabteni	...	Saïd's Brother
Nabil Ben Mhamed	...	Boy Blague
Benoît Magimel	...	Benoît
Medard Niang	...	Médard (as Médard Niang)
Arash Mansour	...	Arash
Abdel-Moulah Boujdouni	...	Young Businessman
Mathilde Vitry	...	Journalist
Christian Moro	...	CRS TV Journalist
JiBi	...	Fat Youth
Edouard Montoute	...	Darty
Félicité Wouassi	...	Hubert's mother
Fatou Thioune	...	Hubert's Sister
Thang-Long	...	Grocer (as Thang Long)
Cut Killer	...	DJ
Sabrina Houicha	...	Saïd's Sister
Sandor Weitmann	...	Vinz Lookalike (as Sandor Weltmann)
François Levantal	...	Astérix
Julie Mauduech	...	Gallery Girl
Karin Viard	...	Gallerly Girl
Peter Kassovitz	...	Gallery Patron
Vincent Lindon	...	Really Drunk Man
Christophe Rossignon	...	Taxi Driver
Mathieu Kassovitz	...	Young Skinhead
Anthony Souter	...	Skin
Florent Lavandeira	...	Skin
Teddy Marques	...	Skin
Samir Khelif	...	Skin
Tadek Lokcinski	...	Monsieur Toilettes
Virginia Montel	...	SDF Metro (as Virginie Montel)
Andrée Damant	...	Concierge
Marcel Marondo	...	Bouncer
Karim Belkhadra	...	Samir
Marc Duret	...	Inspector Notre Dame
Eric Pujol	...	Assistant Policeman
Philippe Nahon	...	Police Chief
Sébastien Tavel	...	Hospital police officer
François Toumarkine	...	Hospital police officer
Jose-Philippe Dalmat	...	Hospital Police Officer (as José-Philippe Dalmat)
Zinedine Soualem	...	Plainclothes Police Officer
Bernie Bonvoisin	...	Plainclothes Police Officer
Cyril Ancelin	...	Plainclothes Police Officer
Patrick Médioni	...	CRS Cave

Directed by
Mathieu Kassovitz

Writing credits
Mathieu Kassovitz		(written by)

Produced by
Adeline Lecallier	....	associate producer
Alain Rocca	....	associate producer
Christophe Rossignon	....	producer
Gilles Sacuto	....	line producer

Original Music by
Assassin

Cinematography by
Pierre Aïm

Film Editing by
Mathieu Kassovitz
Scott Stevenson

Production Design by
Giuseppe Ponturo

Costume Design by
Virginie Montel

Makeup Department
Sophie Benaiche	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Sophie Quiédeville	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ludovic Bernard	....	second assistant director
Eric Pujol	....	first assistant director
François Pujol	....	third assistant director
Henri Pujol	....	assistant director

Art Department
Mélissa Ponturo	....	art department trainee

Sound Department
Nicolas Becker	....	foley artist
Dominique Dalmasso	....	sound
Fred Mays	....	post-synchronization
Laure Monrréal	....	sound trainee
Vincent Tulli	....	sound
Emmanuel Ughetto	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
Rodolphe Chabrier	....	digital effects
Antoine Simkine	....	visual effects executive producer: Duboi
Rip Hampton O'Neil	....	director of reseach and development: DuboiColor (uncredited)

Stunts
Bernard Chevreul	....	stunts (as Bernard Chevreuil)
Gilles Conseil	....	stunts
Mohammed Enahal	....	stunts (as Mohamed Enahal)
Pascal Guégan	....	stunts
Philippe Guégan	....	stunt coordinator
Christian Hening	....	stunts
Patrick Médioni	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Vincent Blasco	....	key grip
Axel Cosnefroy	....	assistant camera
Georges Diane	....	camera operator
Guy Ferrandis	....	still photographer
Hervé Lode	....	second assistant camera
Jean-Claude Lother	....	still photographer
Jacques Monge	....	Steadicam operator
Mikael Monod	....	gaffer
Marie Spencer	....	first assistant camera

Editorial Department
Stratos Gabrielidis	....	first assistant editor

Other crew
Thierry Artur	....	production accountant
Laure Darie	....	production secretary
Guillaume Favreau	....	assistant manager
Jodie Foster	....	presenter
François Guerrar	....	press attache
Abdelnabi Krouchi	....	location manager
Dany Martin	....	press attache

Production Companies

• Canal+
• Cofinergie 6
• Egg Pictures
• Kasso Inc. Productions
• La Sept Cinéma
• Les Productions Lazennec
• Polygram Filmed Entertainment
• Studio Image

Distributors

• AmaFilms (1995) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Atalanta Filmes (1995) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Concorde-Castle Rock/Turner (1995) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Golem Distribución (1996) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Gramercy Pictures (I) (1995) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• MKL Distribution (1995) (France) (theatrical)
• Mikado (1995) (Italy) (theatrical)
• StudioCanal (1995) (worldwide) (theatrical) (as Studio Canal+)
• Warner Bros. Finland (1995) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Criterion Collection, The (2007) (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2008) (United Arab Emirates) (DVD) (Middle East)
• Look Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• Mondadori Video (1996) (Italy) (VHS)
• Telefilm Hellas (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (1996) (Finland) (VHS)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1999) (Finland) (TV)

Also Known As:

"La haine" - France (original title)
"Hate" - International (English title) (literal title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Germany:12 (bw) | Portugal:M/18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:Not Rated | Netherlands:16 | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Norway:15 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:16 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Italy:VM14 | France:U

Filming Locations:

Chanteloup-les-Vignes, Yvelines, France

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

Director Cameo: ['Mathieu Kassovitz']the skinhead who gets beaten up by Vinz, Hubert, and Saïd.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The trip across Paris is strange : the three characters should arrive at the Saint-Lazare station(north-west of Paris), coming from ChanteloupLesVignes. Yet, when they arrive, they are in front of the Montparnasse station(south of Paris), on the Rennes street. Then, they go to Asterix place, on the boulevard Pierre Ier of Serbia, close to Iena Place (west of Paris), and when they try to catch the last train, this time they are at the Saint-Lazare station, the right one to go back. But then, when they are on the roof, they see the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadero from the south-east, being probably close to Montparnasse station. Then, they come across a sculpture, L'Ecoute, in the Halles Garden(center of Paris), before going back. Hence, their trip goes : south, west, north-west, south and center of Paris.

Quotes:

Saïd:Hey, why'd he tell us that?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Stomp the Yard (2007)

Soundtrack:

Loufou Lakari

Better and Better

I have seen La Haine a handful of times now and with each viewing it just gets better.

The first thing that stands out about the film is the cinematography. It's rare that a film like this is considered both genuine and a good example of it's art but La Haine is both.

The plotline is compelling and realistic and neatly shows the way that inner city life has gone in the big cities in France as well as proving that despite the romance of Paris, it suffers from the same problems as any other major city.

The characters are above all believable and the cast did a great job. The quality of acting is simply stunning from several actors and it would be a shame if it was simply dismissed as "just another foreign art-house movie" by audiences outside France.

Above all the film whilst showing the influences of American films and society has a very clear sense of it's own identity and at no time does it feel like another US Ghetto film transposed to France. This is a major boon to the film and it stands out of the crowd for this, even though many people will dislike it because of this. It is, however, their loss.

It's hard to recommend this film highly enough, but I should add that more than one viewing is required to get the best from La Haine.