La Haine (1995)
Figures
Form & technique
- The opening montage of real-life news footage of the 1990s French riots.
- The scene where DJ Cut Killer mixes Assassin's "Nique la Police" and Édith Piaf's "Non, je ne regrette rien," broadcasting it across the cité.
- The scene where the trio is condescended to and ejected from a Parisian art gallery. → Symbolic Annihilation
Tropes
- The recurring on-screen digital clock display counting down the hours.
- The desolate, depersonalized architecture of the Chanteloup-les-Vignes housing project (la cité). → The Non-Place
- Hubert's boxing training in his makeshift gym, which has been destroyed by riots.
- The film's exclusive use of black and white cinematography.
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