Cult film “Hate” now as a musical

Around 30 years after the release of “Hate”, Mathieu Kassovitz is adapting his cult film as a musical. Under the title “La Haine – jusqu'ici rien n'a changé” (Hate – nothing has changed so far), he will highlight the current and timeless character of his film and show that, in the end, everything has stayed the same.

The social context in the Paris suburbs has not changed much, nor do the police make mistakes, as the French director said on the radio station “France Inter”. The original work from 1995 tells the story of three young people from a Paris suburb whose world is shaped by violence, discrimination, racism and drugs.

The musical, which mixes dance, film, rap, theater and live performance, is intended to be a renewed reflection on violence, on the relationship between citizens, police and the state, but also a reflection on hate and love, as 57-year-old Kassovitz further explains.

The trailer for the musical, which was published on Instagram a few days ago, is set in the Paris metro. You can see three young men discovering the poster for the musical entitled “La Haine – jusqu'ici rien n'a changé”. The piece will be performed for the first time in Paris from October 10th in the Paris concert hall “Seine Musicale”.

Film titles corrected throughout

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