La Haine: The film that shocked France

<p>In 1993, film director Mathieu Kassovitz started work on what would become a cult cinema classic, La Haine.</p><p>La Haine would follow three friends from a poor immigrant neighbourhood in the Paris suburbs 24 hours after a riot. </p><p>The film was released in 1995 to huge critical acclaim and Mathieu won best director at the Cannes Film Festival. </p><p>It was heavily critical of policing in France and it caught the attention of high profile politicians in the country, including then Prime Minister, Alain Juppé.</p><p>Thirty years on, Mathieu has been sharing his memories of that time with Matt Pintus.</p><p>(Photo: Vincent Cassel "Vinz" in La Haine. Credit: Studio Canal+)</p>