Several scenes use particularly incredible camerawork — the iconic mirror scene in which Vinz references the film “Taxi Driver ... The characters may be fictional, but “La Haine” highlights and ...

Vinz, a Jew, Saïd, an Arab, and Hubert, a black boxer, have grown up in these French suburbs where high levels of diversity coupled with the racist and oppressive police force have raised ...

After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and Saïd, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend ...