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Hell Train (1985)

Original title: Train d'Enfer

1985-01-09 · 1h 30m · FR
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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...

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Roger HaninDirector, WriterJean CurtelinWriter

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Gérard KleinGérard KleinSalviatHammou GraïaHammou GraïaHabib GrimziBéatrice CamuratBéatrice CamuratMme SalviatChristine PascalChristine PascalIsabelleJean-Claude de GorosJean-Claude de GorosAgent gradeKarim AllaouiKarim AllaouiKarimFabrice EberhardFabrice EberhardLacombeRobin RenucciRobin RenucciMullerFarid GazzahFarid GazzahMehdiNathalie GuérinNathalie GuérinMme GuilabertRoger HaninRoger HaninCommissaire CouturierSam KarmannSam KarmannDuval

Keywords

RacismSkinheadImmigrationFrench colonialismFrench algerianRacial discriminationRacial hatredMaghrebRacist murder

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · CrimeTheme affinityRacism · Skinhead · ImmigrationDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference197410Actor preference197410 · 182684 · 938320

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What is Hell Train about?

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...

How long is Hell Train?

Hell Train has a runtime of 90 minutes.

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