Three young, unemployed Frenchmen living in the ghettos surrounding Paris get embroiled in a violent conflict with the local police.

French collection. Title from opening frames. Originally released as a motion picture in 1995. Special features (disc 1): video introduction by Jodie Foster (15 min.); optional audio commentary by Kassovitz (in English); 2 theatrical trailers. Special features (disc 2, 136 min.): "Les 10 ans de 'La Haine" = "Ten years of 'La haine'" documentary (in French, 83 min.); "Social dynamite" featurette (about the low-income neighborhoods on the outskirts of Paris, 34 min.); "Preparing for the shoot" featurette (cast & crew members discuss their experiences living in the Parisian ghettos, 6 min.); "Making of a scene" featurette (Kassovitz explains the technical challenges of the scene in which Vinz fantasizes about shooting a cop, 7 min.); 2 deleted scenes, with optional video afterwords by Kassovitz; 2 extended scenes, with optional video afterwords by Kassovitz; stills gallery. Booklet includes an essay by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau ("Art, politics, and the banlieue") and an appreciation of the film by filmmaker Costa-Gavras.

Disc 1. The film (97 min.) -- disc 2. The supplements (approx. 135 min.)