Ciné Club: La Haine

Festival Ciné Club launches with the 30th anniversary screening of the iconic and provocative La Haine, directed by then‑27‑year‑old Mathieu Kassovitz and starring a young Vincent Cassel.

Join a post‑film discussion with Andrew McGregor, Associate Professor in French Cinema Studies at the University of Melbourne and passionate cinéphile.

Filmed in black and white and inspired by Scarface and Taxi Driver, La Haine is a gritty, visually explosive look at racial and cultural volatility in modern France – still powerful and culturally relevant 30 years on. The film follows three friends, as they roam the streets of Paris in the 24 hours following a brutal police beating.

Winner of Best Director and Best Screenplay at Cannes 1995, this is French cinema at its boldest.

Ticket includes light refreshments.