Since La Haine’s premiere in 1995, its most famous image—the young Vincent Cassel miming a gun with his hand in front of his bathroom mirror—has become a part of French culture. Directed by a 28-year-old Mathieu Kassovitz, the film was the first to bring the story of police brutality in marginalized neighborhoods to the mainstream. Nearly 30 years later, Kassovitz has adapted the black-and-white classic into an onstage musical. “Unfortunately, we’re still relevant,” he says, reflecting on the issues that continue to plague France today. The story has not changed: after witnessing a fatal confrontation with the police, three friends head into Paris with a gun and a thirst for revenge. “Kassovitz hates musical theater, but he loves a challenge,” the writers Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic explained in The New York Times. “He hopes it reminds its viewers of the things they thought and felt when they first saw the film—about injustice and love for others, instead of hate.” —Jeanne Malle

La Haine will be performed across France, Switzerland, and Belgium until June 2025, with occasional returns to Paris throughout the tour