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Synopsis: The film follows three young men and their time spent in the French suburban "ghetto," over a span of twenty-four hours. Vinz, a Jew, Saïd, an Arab, and Hubert, a black boxer, have grown up in these French suburbs where high levels of diversity coupled with the racist and oppressive police force have raised tensions to a critical breaking point. During the riots that took place a night before, a police officer lost his handgun in the ensuing madness, only to leave it for Vinz to find. Now, with a newfound means to gain the respect he deserves, Vinz vows to kill a cop if his friend Abdel dies in the hospital, due the beating he received while in police custody.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Mathieu Kassovitz
Production: Criterion Collection
  8 wins & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
NOT RATED
Year:
1995
98 min
27,936 Views


Leave us alone!

Don't talk to me like that,

l don't know you.

Now get lost!

Sitting duck!

Your mother drinks Bud!

Anyone who wants to stay, stay!

Heat's off.

- l'm staying

- You're going.

Let me stay, Nordeen.

- What did l say?

- You said go.

- So what do you do?

- l go!

OK, l'm going!

Vinz, c'mon!

Don't play tough guy!

You always wimp out!

...You see 'em in porn stores.

What are they called?

G-strings.

- What?

- G-strings, moron.

She had one on, l swear it.

l f***ed her like an animal.

We were in the room...

she kept screaming for more.

Guy next door pounded

the wall we were so noisy.

You dreamt you f***ed her!

What?

- You know the b*tch?

- l know her, she has AlDS.

Get outta here!

- Hi, we're from TV.

- What's this?

Were you in the riot last night?

Did you break things, burn cars?

- We look like looters, lady?

- l didn't say that.

- So what do we look like?

- Nothing special.

Get out the car! This ain't Thoiry.

We got work to do.

What kind of work?

Stirring up sh*t?

- For a juicy scoop!

- No camera!

Quit snooping in the 'hood,

fuckface! Stop taping!

Quit taping, d*ckhead!

This ain't Thoiry!

What's with all the a**holes today?

That f***in' broad...

What's Thoiry?

A drive-in safari park.

This ain't no zoo!

Open up, WalMart!

You f***in' jerks.

Talk nice, we're in France.

lt's 1 p.m. and you're in bed?

What's with the hair net?

Lay off!

You a movie star, WalMart?

What's this shitty TV?

Watch where you sit!

Just sweat pants!

Where's the new TV?

lt's too big to move.

l came by for my cash.

Where were you?

l don't have it.

Don't you know what happened?

Go see what your pals did.

Foued's brother did that.

So what?

Give me his address.

Look what he did to my car!

Look what he did!

Just look!

Leave that alone.

l lost ten grand!

l can't work now.

WalMart, it's just a car!

That's what you say!

You don't realize.

lt's all l got.

Cut it out!

Leave that alone!

A homeboy's dying,

f*** your car!

''A homeboy!''

Big deal!

You disgust me!

That car's all l have.

lt's my life!

- They're showing the riot!

- My car's more important!

Look, the riot.

- Some TV!

- Sure, bust it!

- Fix the antenna!

- l'm trying!

lt's David!

How'd he get on TV?

l was over there,

they missed me!

- Fix it! l can't see a thing!

- This TV sucks!

How'd that f***er get on TV?

Hey, gimme my money!

l don't have it. Snoopy has it.

Gimme my coat

and get outta my face!

You guys must be happy.

A cop lost his gun in the riot.

l hope the guy who finds it

uses it uptown, not here for once!

Forget it,

we'll get even!

You know that show,

''Candid Camera''?

So this celebrity's sure

he's been set up.

His buddy's fixed it

with the camera guys.

The celebrity thinks

they're out to get him.

He always eats

in the same joint.

He's sure

they'll film him there.

The others convince him

there's a hidden camera.

He sees the TV truck,

a camera behind the mirror

and the guy with him

pretends to act weird.

The celebrity thinks

he'll fool 'em,

pretending he hasn't noticed.

He thinks all hell

will break loose.

But they just film him, jumpy,

waiting for sh*t to happen.

So you see this guy...

Cut it out, Sayid!

- Wasn't me!

- Then who?

The celebrity's sweating,

trying to act cool.

Each time the waiter passes

he thinks it'll happen.

Then a guy asks him

for his autograph.

The celeb thinks it's a trick

and starts ranting at the guy,

who doesn't know what's up,

so he gets mad.

They start fighting,

and the Candid Camera guys

have to break it up.

lt was a killer punch out.

Then what?

That's all.

Who was the celebrity?

Dunno, but he was real famous.

l don't remember.

This looks like trouble.

See ya.

WE'RE THE FUTURE

What did they want?

''Don't get mad, get even.''

lt's Abdel's brother.

He's got a pump gun.

Party time!

We go visit Abdel

in the hospital?

l gotta show you something...

That's real steel!

- Get a load of it.

- What a mother!

What'll you do with it?

Stop it, Hubert.

What you gonna do with it?

Depends if Abdel dies.

You gonna kill a cop?

Best way to get respect!

Smoking a cop

will get you respect?

lt'll even up the score.

- l coulda got you a piece.

- This one's special.

Think you're on a mission?

Well, l did find the gun.

Leave me alone!

- Will it help Abdel?

- lt'll help us.

Stop fronting!

You p*ssy!

You're headed for big sh*t!

l'll do my thing, you do yours.

- l don't want to know.

- So don't ask!

One thing's sure...

with that piece

you're the big man.

Hey, wait for me!

F*** it...

What the f*** ya doin'?

OK, don't have a sh*t fit!

Sorry, fellas, you can't go in.

Let us in. We came to see Abdel.

Sorry, l have my orders.

Just a couple of minutes.

Then we'll leave.

He's our friend.

The docs won't let you in.

He's in a coma.

We won't make trouble!

lf l let you in,

- l'll lose my job.

- Sure, flunkey!

Tone it down.

His family's here.

They need peace and quiet!

We're not as good as reporters?

Get going!

Hands off, man!

You gonna make me leave?

Gonna shoot me?

Pull out your pop gun!

What's going on here?

Look at that fuckface!

We came to see our pal Abdel!

We won't leave till we see him.

Beat it, before l take you in.

Oh, yeah?

You shut up!

Move 'em out!

We can be nice or nasty.

lt's up to you!

Calm down!

Lieut., these kids made trouble.

l got the ringleader.

- He did nothing.

- l arrested the leader.

- What leader?

- He means Sayid.

Sure, Uncle Tom!

Things aren't bad enough.

You had to go to the hospital?

They were only doing their job.

Doing their job?

Shut your yap, once and for all!

- You shut yours!

- Don't talk to me like that!

- Same to you!

- Shut up, will ya!

Sh*t!

You don't know a f***ing thing!

What do you know?

Cut it out, a**hole.

- Watch your tongue!

- lf you watch yours!

The bastards who beat up Abdel

will go to jail!

You're dreaming.

The cops at the hospital

protect Abdel and his family.

You just f*** things up!

You idiot, you got it all wrong.

Those cops

are just protecting Abdel!

Most cops don't beat on you.

They protect you!

Who protects us from you?

Never do it again!

Who writes your jokes?

Watch your tongue!

Watch your mother!

You ever trash me again,

you go to central lock-up.

Your brother can bail you out.

- l didn't ask no favors.

- l did it for your brother.

He'd rip you apart!

You're the ripper.

About the boxing gym:

l can get you a City grant.

You'll get another gym.

Kids want to punch

more than bags now!

lt's hopeless. Once l could talk

to the kids. No more.

And they know me!

A rookie cop wouldn't last a month.

An Arab in a police station

doesn't last an hour!

l have to go.

Try to keep cool.

Yeah, we'll try.

Outta my face, you f***er!

OK!

You shook his hand?

He's always been cool with me.

You don't shake a pig's hand!

You shoot him, l shake his hand!

You're a f***in'pain!

And you're out of it!

Look!

l knew it!

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Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz (born 3 August 1967) is a French director, screenwriter, producer, editor, and actor. He is the founder of MNP Entreprise, a film production company. He has won three César Awards: Most Promising Actor for See How They Fall (1994), and Best Film and Best Editing for La Haine (1995). He also received Best Director and Best Writing nominations. more…

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