Al ver “La Haine” (“El odio”) hace casi 30 años, había una sensación de algo inexorable en la violencia en los suburbios franceses.

The critically acclaimed French film “La Haine” is being adapted into a musical show nearly three decades after becoming a classic

French director Mathieu Kassovitz’s critically acclaimed black-and-white film opens with video images of news footage of urban riots. The film then follows three friends — Hubert, Vinz and Saïd — over the course of 24 hours in a world of police brutality.

Nearly three decades after it's release, "La Haine" is still hailed as the reference film on housing projects in crisis.