''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

crack cocaine Crack cocaine, commonly known simply as crack, and also known as rock, is a free base form of the stimulant cocaine that can be Smoking, smoked. Crack offers a short, intense Euphoria (emotion), high to smokers. The ''Manual of Adolescent Sub ...

) is a French movie directed by

Jean-François Richet Jean-François Richet (born 2 July 1966) is a French screenwriter, film director, and film producer. He grew up in Meaux, a suburb east of Paris. Select filmography * ''Inner City (1995 film), Inner City'' (1995) – nominated at the 21st Césa ...

in 1997, caricaturing gang warfare. Richet explicitly made in an interview references to Marxism-Leninism as his ideology to produce this movie. 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".

Setting

The story is set in a ''cité'' (''6-T'' in French slang), or

housing project Public housing, also known as social housing, refers to Subsidized housing, subsidized or affordable housing provided in buildings that are usually owned and managed by local government, central government, nonprofit organizations or a ...

, in the Parisian suburb of

Meaux Meaux () is a Communes of France, commune on the river Marne (river), Marne in the Seine-et-Marne Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in the Functional area (France), metropolitan area of Paris, Franc ...

. The residents are unhappy about their living conditions and are rebelling against this. Some critics compare it to the film ''

La Haine (, ; released in the United States as ''Hate'') is a 1995 French social thriller film written, co-edited, and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. Starring Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé and Saïd Taghmaoui, the film chronicles a day and night in ...

'', directed by

Mathieu Kassovitz Mathieu Kassovitz () is a French actor, film director, film producer and screenwriter. He has won three César Awards: Most Promising Actor for '' See How They Fall'' (1994), and Best Film and Best Editing for '' La Haine'' (1995). He also re ...

and starring

Vincent Cassel Vincent Cassel (; ; born 23 November 1966) is a French actor. He has earned a César Awards, César Award and a Canadian Screen Awards, Canadian Screen Award as well as nominations for a European Film Awards, European Film Award and a Screen Ac ...

, 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 *

: Djeff *

Virginie Ledoyen Virginie Fernández (born 15 November 1976), known by her stage name Virginie Ledoyen (), is a French actress. She has appeared in French, English and American films. Life and career Ledoyen was born in Paris and raised in Aubervilliers, the da ...

: The girl with a gun *

Brigitte Sy Brigitte Sy (born 26 January 1956) is a French actress and filmmaker. Her directorial film debut, '' Les Mains libres'', was released in 2010 to critical acclaim in France. Life and career She is the mother of the actors Louis Garrel and Esther ...

: The director *

Emil Abossolo-Mbo Emil may refer to: Literature *''Emil and the Detectives'' (1929), a children's novel *"Emil", nickname of the Kurt Maschler Award for integrated text and illustration (1982–1999) *''Emil i Lönneberga'', a series of children's novels by Astr ...

: The gym teacher *

Mystik "Mystik" is a song by Australian alternative rock artist Tash Sultana, released on 6 October 2017 as the second single from their debut studio album, ''Flow State'' (2018). The song peaked at number 77 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certifie ...

: Rap singer *

Stomy Bugsy Gilles Duarte (; born 21 May 1972), better known by his stage name Stomy Bugsy, is a French rapper and actor from Sarcelles, France. Biography Born in Paris on 21 May 1972 from Republic of Cape Verde, Duarte co-founded hip hop band Ministère ...

Impact of the film

French rap French hip hop or French rap (, ), is the hip hop music style developed in French-speaking countries. France is the second largest hip-hop market in the world after the United States. History Beginning of French hip hop: the 70s and 80s By 198 ...

did well in the early 90s in France because of its rebellious lyrical content. It is used to illustrate the link between the reality and the atmosphere of this film, and to incite reflection in the viewer. Artists such as

IAM IAM or Iam may refer to: Arts and media * IAM (band), a French hip hop group from Marseille that formed in 1989 * I Am (American band), often styled I AM, an American rock band * ''Intellectual Asset Management'', an intellectual-property magazine ...

, X-Men,

Assassin Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a personespecially if prominent or important. It may be prompted by political, ideological, religious, financial, or military motives. Assassinations are orde ...

KRS-One Lawrence "Kris" Parker (born August 20, 1965), better known by his stage names KRS-One (; an abbreviation of "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone") and Teacha, is an American rapper from the Bronx. He rose to prominence as part of the ...

, 2 Bal,

and more feature on the soundtrack, supporting Jean-François Richet's cinematography.

References

External links

* 1997 films French crime drama films 1990s French-language films 1990s hood films Films directed by Jean-François Richet 1990s French films 1997 crime drama films French-language crime drama films {{1990s-France-film-stub

Setting

Cast

Impact of the film

See also

References

External links