La Haine
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La Haine (2-disc Blu-ray)

Turning the camera away from iconic Paris to the concrete banlieue, Mathieu Kassovitz's second film as a director changed the cultural landscape of French cinema when it landed at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995, where it won the prize for Best Director. Taking place over 24 hours following the police shooting of a young man, Kassovitz shows the world through the eyes of three friends, Arab, Jew and Black, frustrated at politicians and the media excusing police brutality. The black-and-white visuals, thumping hip-hop soundtrack and graffiti-lined streets underscore the urgency and rebellion at the heart of this game-changing classic.

Special Features:

New 4k restoration supervised by director of photography Pierre Aïm

Redefining Rebellion

(2020, 5 mins): Film critic and programmer Kaleem Aftab explores the spirit of revolution in

La Haine

Audio commentary by Mathieu Kassovitz (2004)

Screen Epiphany: Riz Ahmed introduces

La Haine

(2020, 14 mins): the award-winning actor talks about his connection to Mathieu Kassovitz's

La Haine

Interview with Mathieu Kassovitz (2020, 35 mins): a new interview with the actor, writer and director

Fierrot le pou

(1990, 7 mins): a young man shoots hoops (or tries) in a gym, in an effort to impress a young woman

Cauchemar blanc

(1991, 10 mins): a group of guys cruise the streets looking for someone to rob

Assassins

(1992, 12 mins): Mathieu Kassovitz's short film which he would later develop into the feature

Assassin(s)

in 1997

10 Years of La Haine

(2005, 84 mins): feature length documentary marking the 10th anniversary of Mathieu Kassovitz's award-winning film

Casting and rehearsals (1995, 19 mins)

Anatomy of a Scene

(1995, 7 mins): a look at the shooting of a particularly challenging scene in the film

Behind the scenes

(1995, 6 mins): Kassovitz and his cast and crew prepare to embark on making

La Haine

Colour deleted and extended scenes (1995, 17 mins): including afterwords by Mathieu Kassovitz on selected scenes

Original trailers

25th Anniversary trailer

80-page book featuring new essays by Kaleem Aftab and Ginette Vincendeau, an interview with Mathieu Kassovitz, archival essays and reviews and more

Limited edition of 5,000 copies

Please note that some of the special features on this release are presented at 720p/50fps and may therefore not be viewable in certain territories outside Europe.