French cult film 'La Haine' returns as a stage musical
Watching “La Haine” nearly 30 years ago, there was a sense of something inexorable about violence in the French suburbs.French director Mathieu Kassovitz’s critically acclaimed black-and-white film opens with video images of news footage of urban riots. The film then follows three friends — Hubert, Vinz and Saïd — over the course of 24 hours in a world of police brutality. It ends with the killing of one of the young men by a police officer.A confrontation ensues, followed by a voice-over: ‘‘It’s about a society in free fall.
20 Sep 07:38 · iNFOnews.ca