WFF: La Haine

Join us for our third pop-up event - La Haine: An Intro to Translated Cinema.

La Haine has been described as “a landmark of contemporary French cinema” and “one of the most profound, political films in French history.”

It’s explosive story takes an unflinching look at the volatility of racial and cultural relations in modern-day France, and the tensions that underpin ‘a society in free fall.’

Through this event we will explore how translation and translated film is key to seeing worlds outside our own, and how the art of translation works to share stories with new audiences and allows more and more voices to be heard.

With support of the BFI Film Audience Network, awarding funds from the National Lottery in order to bring this project to more audiences across the UK.

Set in the aftermath of a riot, three friends – Vinz (Vincent Cassell), Hubert (Hubert Koundè) and Saïd (Saïd Taghmaoui) – navigate both law enforcement and the escalating urban discontent within the confines of the Parisian housing project they call home.

As tensions increase and the threat of violence looms, the trio find themselves drifting towards an increasingly dangerous destiny.

Director Matthieu Kassovitz’ honest portrayal of young men trapped by their economic, ethnic and community circumstances,

La Haine is an incendiary piece of modern French cinema that speaks definitively to the current era.