Mathieu Kassovitz

French film director of Hungarian descent, best known for L'Odio (La Haine), a black-and-white film about tensions in the Parisian suburbs.

Known for directing La Haine (L'Odio), noted for its black-and-white cinematography and social-realism focus on youth and police tensions in Parisian suburbs.

DeBaser reviewers praise Mathieu Kassovitz's L'Odio (La Haine) as a powerful black-and-white social drama. The film is described as capturing street life, urban tension and youth anger in the Parisian suburbs. Reviewers highlight close-ups, faces and the film's domino-like narrative. Recommended broadly, with notes on who may not appreciate its stance.

For:Fans of social-realist cinema, students of French film, viewers interested in urban issues and police-youth relations.