After a night of riots in a marginal neighborhood on the outskirts of Paris, three teenage friends, Vinz, Saïd and Hubert (a Jew, an Arab immigrant and a black amateur boxer), witness an event, in which their friend Abdel He is injured by the police. Wandering around the city, violence between gangs and conflicts with the police are the constants in the next 24 hours of the lives of these young people.

AWARDS

Best Foreign-Language Film – Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, 1997
Best Foreign-Language Film – Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, 1997
Best Producer – César Awards, 1996
Best Editing – César Awards, 1996
Best Film – César Awards, 1996
Best Film – Lumiere Awards, 1996
Best Director – Lumiere Awards, 1996
Best Director – Cannes Film Festival, 1995
Young European Film of the Year – European Film Awards, 1995

FESTIVALS

Nominee to Best Foreign Language Film – Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, 1997
Nominee to Most Promising Actor – César Awards, 1996
Nominee to Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation – César Awards, 1996
Nominee to Best Actor – César Awards, 1996
Nominee to Best Cinematography – César Awards, 1996
Nominee to Best Director – César Awards, 1996
Nominee to Best Sound – César Awards, 1996
Nominee to Most Promising Actor – César Awards, 1996