Three of the t-shirts feature behind the scenes shots by the photographer Gilles Favier,* whose stark, black and white photography helped inform the film’s aesthetic. The resulting capsule collection consists of seven pieces, including a hoodie, t-shirts, and a beanie similar to the one worn by the character Hubert. In La Haine, Kassovitz gave a voice to these experiences, as well as highlighting the stark contrast between life in the banlieues and Paris itself. While Kassovitz’s film is fictional, the stories and characters it featured were very much reflective of reality. While Vinz vows to take revenge if the hospitalized Abdel dies, Hubert portrays a calmer, more considered demeanour, with the lively Saïd providing something of a link between the two.

Shot entirely in black and white, this seminal work shone a light on the tensions between those who lived in the banlieues – typically some of the city’s poorest inhabitants – and the police, whose presence was often symbolic of a political class unwilling to address the wider, more systemic issues in these neighborhoods.Ī tale of teenage boredom and lost youth, Vinz, Saïd, and Hubert resolve to live the most important day of their lives, after a night of riots sparked by the beating of their friend, Abdel Ichah, by a police officer during an interrogation. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of the iconic French film La Haine, Carhartt WIP has created an exclusive capsule collection in collaboration with its creator and director Matthieu Kassovitz.įirst released in 1995, La Haine recounts a whirlwind 20 hours in the life of three friends – Vinz, Saïd, and Hubert – from Paris’ banlieues, found on the outskirts of the French capital. Things have clearly not changed in France between La Haine 25 years ago and Les Misérables now,' said the director, Ladj Ly, in The Guardian.Carhartt WIP for La Haine 25th Anniversary 'What’s sad is that my film needed to be made. Les Misérables, a striking, multi-perspective film about a riot and ensuing police brutality in a tough banlieue was released last year. 25 years later, these grievances are still being aired. Shot entirely in black and white, the film received a standing ovation at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, where Mathieu Kassovitz also won the Best Director prize.Īside from critical acclaim from the film establishment, La Haine exposed the tensions between the city's poorest inhabitants who lived in the banlieues and the police, symbolic of a political class ignorant to the systemic issues in those neighbourhoods.

First released in 1995, La Haine dealt with the fallout of police brutality in Paris’ banlieues, depicting 20 aimless hours in the lives of Parisian teenagers Vinz, Saïd and Hubert in the aftermath of their friend's hospitalisation and a subsequent riot.

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