La Haine

"La Haine," premiered in 1995, has become a cult film among rebellious youth in France. Kassovitz illustrates how hatred arises between state authorities and the young residents of a suburb, who grow up in an environment of vandalism, drug addiction, and petty crime, falling into a vicious cycle of provocation and violence that ultimately makes them victims. Unabridged and unedited text edition in the original language, with translations of difficult words at the bottom of each page, afterword, and literature references.