History Film / LaHaine

''La Haine'' (English: "''Hate''") is a 1995 black and white French movie, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and set in the modern-day slums at the north of Paris -- more precisely, in [[{{Gangsterland}} Seine-Saint-Denis]], aka "93" or "neuf-trois" from its department number. Centering around a trio of banlieusards, the film follows them through a roughly 24 hour period from the morning after a riot, through run-ins with the police and unreliable fences, a night wandering around central Paris and back home. The three main characters are Vinz (Creator/VincentCassel), a hot-headed Jew; Saïd (Saïd Taghmaoui), a wisecracking graffiti artist Beur[[note]] The term Beur is slang meaning any French-born descendant of North African immigrants.[[/note]]; and Hubert (Hubert Koundé), the oldest and wisest of the three, who is black. Together, they face prejudice not just because of their races but also because, as banlieusards, they are assumed to be thugs - a reputation they find themselves earning uncomfortably often.

* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: Example 2 in the United States. It was promoted as ''JodieFoster Presents Hate'' (the actress' praise of the film was responsible for Gramercy picking up the domestic rights).

* TheDanza: Vinz, Hubert, and Saïd are played by Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, and Saïd Taghmaoui.

->''"Jusqu'ici, tout va bien."'' [[labelnote:translation]]"So far, so good." ("Until here, all is well", [[BlindIdiotTranslation literally]])[[/labelnote]]

->''"Jusqu'ici, tout va bien."''

* ChekhovsGun: The entire movie has the viewer wondering if, or when, the police gun that Vinz found will go off. [[spoiler: Subverted in that Vinz never shoots the gun, but most likely Hubert, who tries the whole movie to prevent Vinz from acting, did.]]

* TheBadGuysAreCops: Played with. All of the police In-Universe are [[BadCopIncompetentCop corrupt, abusive, or just plain useless]], but as Hubert points out, they're not all bad, particularly when contrasted with the neo-Nazi skinheads that the boys also tussle with. Just as [[PayEvilUntoEvil aspirational cop killer]] Vinz is becoming convinced of this, [[spoiler: he's killed by one.]] Come to your own conclusions.

* TheBadGuysAreCops: Played with. All of the police In-Universe are [[BadCopIncompetentCop corrupt, abusive, or just plain useless]], but as Hubert points out, they're not all bad, particularly when in contrasted with the neo-Nazi skinheads that the boys also tussle with. Just as [[PayEvilUntoEvil aspirational cop killer]] Vinz is becoming convinced of this, [[spoiler: he's killed by one.]] Come to your own conclusions.

* TheBadGuysAreCops: Played with. All of the police In-Universe are [[BadCopIncompetentCop corrupt, abusive, or just plain useless]], but as Hubert points out, they're not all bad, particularly when in context with the neo-Nazi skinheads that the boys also tussle with. Just as [[PayEvilUntoEvil aspirational cop killer]] Vinz is becoming convinced of this, [[spoiler: he's killed by one.]] Come to your own conclusions.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: During the whole movie, Vinz keeps pointing his hand, making it look like a gun, at people or dogs and making shooting sounds. He even does it to himself in the mirror, or to cops (on the roof, and in the street). Also, the cows (see WhatHappenedToTheMouse).

* Foreshadowing: During the whole movie, Vinz keeps pointing his hand, making it look like a gun, at people or dogs and making shooting sounds. He even does it to himself in the mirror, or to cops (on the roof, and in the street). Also, the cows (see WhatHappenedToTheMouse).

''La Haine'' (English: "''Hate''") is a 1995 black and white French movie, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and set in the modern-day slums at the north of Paris -- more precisely, in [[{{Gangsterland}} Seine-Saint-Denis]], aka "93" or "neuf-trois" from its department number. Centering around a trio of banlieusards, the film follows them through a roughly 24 hour period from the morning after a riot, through run-ins with the police and unreliable fences, a night wandering around central Paris and back home. The three main characters are Vinz, a hot-headed Jew; Saïd, a wisecracking graffiti artist Beur[[note]] The term Beur is slang meaning any French-born descendant of North African immigrants.[[/note]]; and Hubert, the oldest and wisest of the three, who is black. Together, they face prejudice not just because of their races but also because, as banlieusards, they are assumed to be thugs - a reputation they find themselves earning uncomfortably often.

''La Haine'' (English: "''Hate''") is a 1995 black and white French movie, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and set in the modern-day slums at the north of Paris -- more precisely, in [[{{Gangsterland}} Seine-Saint-Denis]], aka "93" or "neuf-trois" from its department number. Centering around a trio of banlieusards, the film follows them through a roughly 24 hour period from the morning after a riot, through run-ins with the police and unreliable fences, a night wandering around central Paris and back home. The three main characters are Vinz, a hot-headed Jew; Saïd, a wisecracking graffiti artist Beur[[note]] The term Beur is slang meaning any French-born descendant of North African Muslim immigrants.[[/note]]; and Hubert, the oldest and wisest of the three, who is black. Together, they face prejudice not just because of their races but also because, as banlieusards, they are assumed to be thugs - a reputation they find themselves earning uncomfortably often.

* CorruptCop: Most of the Police presented in the film.

* BlownAcrossTheRoom: A police officer is blown back into a window when being shot during one of Vinz' {{Imagine Spot}}s.
* BolivianArmyEnding: The film ends with a standoff between a main character and a villain, each pointing a gun at someone's head. [[spoiler:The camera pans away, there's a gunshot, and the film ends.]]

* BolivianArmyEnding: The film ends with a standoff between a main character and a villain, each pointing a gun at someone's head. The camera pans away, there's a gunshot, and the film ends.

* MexicanStandoff: The last scene where Hubert and the other gang member are pointing guns at each other. [[spoiler:[[TakingYouWithMe It doesn't end well]]]].

* [[spoiler:DownerEnding: A case of IJustShotMarvinInTheFace leads to a MexicanStandoff leads to a BolivianArmyEnding. Assumed body count: 3]].

* GayParee: Averted. rarely ventures inside central Paris, the area surrounded by the Périphérique; instead, most of the action takes place in the surrounding banlieue, more precisely, in the Yvelines, west of Paris.

* CrapsackWorld: The suburbs of Paris are depicted as this.

[[spoiler:* DownerEnding: A case of IJustShotMarvinInTheFace leads to a MexicanStandoff leads to a BolivianArmyEnding. Assumed body count: 3]].

* DownerEnding: A case of IJustShotMarvinInTheFace leads to a MexicanStandoff leads to a BolivianArmyEnding. Assumed body count:[[spoiler: 3]].