Ma 6-T va crack-er
Ma 6-T va crack-er | |
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Directed by | Jean-François Richet |
Written by | Jean-François Richet Arco Descat C. |
Starring | Arco Descat C. Gilles Carballo Hamouda Bouras |
Cinematography | Valérie Le Gurun |
Edited by | Jean-François Richet |
Music by | White & Spirit |
Production companies | |
Release date | July 2, 1997 |
Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Ma 6-T va crack-er (Standard French: Ma cité va craquer, English translation: My suburbs are Going to Crack, derived from craquer ("break down") and the drug
This influence is strong in one dialog where the teenagers say that a workers' strike is "more powerful against the system" than a ghetto riot. Also, the lyrics of 2Bal2Neg anthem "La Sédition" that we can hear at the end of movie speaks about "class struggle against the bourgeois class" and "a vanguard party founded to overthrow the society".[2]
Setting
The story is set in a cité (6-T in French slang), or housing project, in the Parisian suburb of Meaux. The residents are unhappy about their living conditions and are rebelling against this. Some critics compare it to the film La Haine, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and starring Vincent Cassel, as well as to Le Cercle de la haine.
Cast
- Arco Descat C.: Arco
- Jean-Marie Robert: J.M.
- Malik Zeggou: Malik
- Mustapha Ziad: Mustapha
- Hamouda Bouras: Hamouda
- Jean-François Richet: Djeff
- Virginie Ledoyen: The girl with a gun
- Brigitte Sy: The director
- Emil Abossolo-Mbo: The gym teacher
- Mystik: Rap singer
- Stomy Bugsy
Impact of the film
Artists such as
and more feature on the soundtrack, supporting Jean-François Richet's cinematography.See also
- 2005 civil unrest in France
- Social situation in the French suburbs
- List of hood films
References
External links
- Ma 6-T va crack-er at IMDb
- Ma 6-T va crack-er at AllMovie