La Haine
Tonight’s film comes from France.
La Haine (1995)
Whether you’re learning French or just looking for something to watch, La Haine is an important film. It focuses on police brutality and structural racism, issues that remain prevalent throughout the world, not least in France.
If you’re learning French, the following video is an important discussion of the current problems in France, and how the French establishment continues to deny that acts of violence are committed by the police against those who aren’t white. In this discussion, Mame-Fatou Niang makes the vital point that police violence against those who aren’t white is the tip of an iceberg - the rest of which, that which is not shown in the media and in public discourse, is the structural racism that people are faced with every day, such as barriers to finding lodging and employment :
À l’air libre (33) Violences policières, racisme : ‘Un puissant déni’
If you’re unsure when and how to use subtitles, advice can be found here :
How to Use Subtitles to Learn a Language
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Take care, and enjoy the process!
