La Haine (1995) *Midnight Screening*

Three friends spend 24 hours wandering Paris after a riot, counting down toward an ending the film tells you is coming from its opening minutes. Mathieu Kassovitz shot it in black and white and won Best Director at Cannes, a prize for a film the French police publicly condemned, who protested by turning their backs on the crew and cast as they walked into the festival. , "rdquo" -> One of the most blisteringly effective pieces of urban cinema ever made." -Wendy Ide at The Times.