The SSC French Club & The Peace Institute Present

French Movie Night
Soirée de Cinéma Français

In French with English Subtitles – 1996 - France - Drama – 93 min.

Director: Mathieu Kassovitz

With Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui

If there's one thing that Mathieu Kassovitz's black-and-white feature proves, it's that hate knows no boundaries -- international, racial, or generational. With a perspective that's part Boyz 'N the Hood, part Scorsese, and part all its own, Hate offers a raw, powerful look at urban class struggles in and around Paris. If not for the subtitled French dialogue, this story could just as easily have taken place in New York, Los Angeles, London, or dozens of other cities. Hate never asks its audience to sympathize with the protagonists, only to understand some of the factors that make them act as they do. For ninety minutes, three diverse friends (of Arab, Jewish and African origin) rail against "the system" which has warped their existence, until the consequences of violence overtake them. You can only run so far, so fast.

-James Berardinelli (http://movie-reviews.colossus.net)

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SPONSORED BY THE FRENCH CLUB,DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES,

AND THE PEACE INSTITUTE OF SALEM STATE COLLEGE

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