Hell Train
1985 · Movie · 90 min · ★ 5.2
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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Details
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-01-09
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 90 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 (9 votes)
Themes
- skinhead
- immigration
- racism
- french colonialism
- french algerian
- racial discrimination
- maghreb
- racist murder
Cast & crew
Roger Hanin
as Commissaire Couturier
Hammou Graïa
as Habib Grimzi
Christine Pascal
as Isabelle
Karim Allaoui
as Karim
Gérard Klein
as Salviat
Rabah Loucif
as Farid
Sam Karmann
as Duval
Robin Renucci
as Muller
Jean-Claude de Goros
as Agent grade
Xavier Maly
as Legoff
Directed by Roger Hanin