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This controversial film (Subtitled) is set in France and concentrates on the conflict between the police and the youths of the suburbs. Abdel (Abdel Ahmed Ghili) is injured by a police inspector during an interrogation. One of Abdels friend's Vinz (Vincent Cassel) swears that if Abdel dies, he will take revenge and shoot a policeman, this starts off many protests, and riots erupt throughout the estate.

To make the situation even worse, during the riots a policeman's revolver goes missing. Vinz finds the gun and the story becomes even more controversial over the actions of everyone involved!

Keywords:

Action, Crime, Drama, Violence, Corruption, Police, Cult-Favourite, Death, Revenge, Criminals, Controversial, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, Cop

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1995) (France) (4 Star)

Cast:

Vincent Cassel	.... Vinz
Hubert Koundé	.... Hubert
Saïd Taghmaoui	.... Saïd
Abdel Ahmed Ghili	.... Abdel
Solo	.... Santo
Joseph Momo	.... Ordinary Guy

Supporting Cast:

Héloïse Rauth	.... Sarah
Rywka Wajsbrot	.... Vinz's Grandmother
Olga Abrego	.... Vinz's Aunt
Laurent Labasse	.... Cook
Choukri Gabteni	.... Saïd's Brother
Nabil Ben Mhamed	.... Boy Blague
Benoît Magimel	.... Benoît
Medard Niang	.... Médard
Arash Mansour	.... Arash

Directors:

Mathieu Kassovitz

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