skinhead,immigration,racism,french colonialism,french algerian,racial discrimination,maghreb,racist murder

Hell Train (1985)

Poster for Hell Train

Hell Train is a French film based on a true story. One evening at a ball in a small town, a fight breaks out in an atmosphere tinged with racism. Three of the ringleaders end up at the police station. The next day, November 14, 1983, on the Bordeaux-Ventimiglia train, the three men who were candidates for enlistment in the Foreign Legion beat Habib Grimzi, a 26-year-old Algerian, before throwing him out of a window. A young woman, who witnessed the murder, alerted the police. The investigation begins in a climate of extreme tension. In the city, provocations and attacks are increasing...

Cast & Crew

Director
Roger Hanin
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    Commissaire Couturier Roger Hanin
  • Profile picture of Hammou Graïa
    Habib Grimzi Hammou Graïa
  • Profile picture of Christine Pascal
    Isabelle Christine Pascal
  • Profile picture of Karim Allaoui
    Karim Karim Allaoui
  • Profile picture of Gérard Klein
    Salviat Gérard Klein
  • Profile picture of Rabah Loucif
    Farid Rabah Loucif
  • Profile picture of Sam Karmann
    Duval Sam Karmann
  • Profile picture of Robin Renucci
    Muller Robin Renucci

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Keywords

  • skinhead
  • immigration
  • racism
  • french colonialism
  • french algerian
  • racial discrimination
  • maghreb
  • racist murder