Why did Kassovitz make La Haine?
Mathieu Kassovitz on La Haine: “I made the movie because kids die” When the film opened in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995, its impact was immediate. Kassovitz, 27 at the time, won the Best Director prize, in recognition of the elements that made the work so explosively new and exciting.
Where is Mathieu Kassovitz from?
Paris, France
Mathieu Kassovitz/Place of birth
What is Mathieu Kassovitz doing now?
Since 2015, Kassovitz has been starring in the acclaimed espionage thriller series The Bureau, broadcast in France on Canal+ and made available around the world on Amazon TV.
What is the plot of La Haine?
When a young Arab is arrested and beaten unconscious by police, a riot erupts in the notoriously violent suburbs outside of Paris. Three of the victim’s peers, Vinz (Vincent Cassel), Said (Said Taghmaoui) and Hubert (Hubert Koundé), wander aimlessly about their home turf in the aftermath of the violence as they try to come to grips with their outrage over the brutal incident. After one of the men finds a police officer’s discarded weapon, their night seems poised to take a bleak turn.
La Haine/Film synopsis
Who died in the making of La Haine?
Kassovitz began writing the script on April 6, 1993, the day M’Bowole was shot. He was also inspired by the case of Malik Oussekine, a 22-year-old student protester who died after being badly beaten by the riot police after a mass demonstration in 1986, in which he did not take part.
How tall is Kassovitz?
5′ 10″
Mathieu Kassovitz/Height
Who produced Gothika?
Susan Downey
Robert ZemeckisJoel SilverL. Levin
Gothika/Producers
Who is the robber in The Fifth Element?
Mathieu Kassovitz
The Fifth Element (1997) – Mathieu Kassovitz as Mugger – IMDb.
Is La Haine based on a true story?
The setting for La Haine is a desolate, derelict Paris suburb – well off the tourist trail – planted with bleak, concrete blocks of flats as far as the eye can see. The plot is based on the true story of a 16-year-old Zairean, Makome Bowole, who died in police custody three years ago in the 18th arrondissement.
Who killed Vinz?
The death of Vinz ultimately spurs him into taking a stand, and a potentially violent one at that (one interpretation of the Ambiguous Ending is that Hubert killed the policeman who killed Vinz, ultimately carrying out the deed he worked so hard to prevent).