Sunday, 4 July 2021 – 20:45

La Haine (French pronunciation: ​[la ɛn], lit. “Hate”) is a 1995 French independent black-and-white drama film written, co-edited, and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. It is commonly released under its French title “La Haine”, although its U.S. VHS release was titled ‘Hate.’ It is about three young friends and their struggle to live in the banlieues of Paris. The title derives from a line spoken by one of them, Hubert: “La haine attire la haine!”- “hatred breeds hatred”.

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 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.

The film will be screened with Albanian and English subtitles. Free entrance.

‘Sundays in Kino’ brings to the big screen some of the most intriguing and landmark films from the history of cinema. Come and enjoy the screenings beneath the open sky, every Sunday at 20:30, between June 6th-July 4th at Kino Bahçe!

“Sundays in Kino” is supported by the French Embassy, Institute Francais and the “Cultural Spaces of Kosovo” project, financed by the European Union.