Haine, La (Ultimate Edition)
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Mathieu Kassovitz’s La Haine is arguably the most incendiary, provocative and prescient film to emerge from the 90’s. Bursting with extras, this new 3 disc set is packaged in a limited edition numbered steel book. Inside, there is a digitally remastered version of the classic film, a feature length documentary on ‘10 Years of La Haine’ and the original movie soundtrack. This ultimate edition also contains excerpts from Mathieu Kassovitz’s 'The 2005 Paris Riots' blog which includes a response from French Interior Minister, Nicolas Sarkozy plus Keith Reader’s essay ‘After the Riot’.

Marked by its unapologetic brutality and verite style, La Haine was starkly shot in black and white to show a Paris not on any tourist map. Set on a hosing project, it deals with France’s intolerance towards outsiders and follows Vinz (Vincent Cassel, Irreversible, Oceans 12), Hubert (Hubert Koundé) and Saïd (Saïd Taghmaoui, Hideous Kinky, Three Kings), who play three young men trapped in the Parisian economic, ethnic and social underclass.

In the decade since the release of the film, Europe has witnessed the rise in prominence of Far Right politics, the increasing marginalisation of minorities and the rise of religious fundamentalism. In the aftermath of the riots across France, La Haine is now more relevant than ever in a continent that has finally woken up.