Hell Train (1985)

Name: Hell Train
Director: Roger Hanin
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1985-01-09
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Cast: Roger Hanin, Hammou Graïa, Christine Pascal, Karim Allaoui

Crime Drama

Director: Roger Hanin

Cast: Roger Hanin, Hammou Graïa, Christine Pascal, Karim Allaoui

Runtime90 min

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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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Directed by Roger Hanin, Hell Train is a gripping French crime drama based on a true story. Exploring themes of racism and violence, this 1985 film offers a powerful and timely examination of social tensions, with standout performances from Hanin, Hammou Graïa, and Christine Pascal.

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Hell Train is a 1985 French crime film directed by Roger Hanin. It was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Prize. inspired by a real story. Habib Grimzi case is a criminal case in which, on November 14, 1983, Habib Grimzi was murdered by being thrown out of the window of the Bordeaux-Vintimille train by three candidates for enlistment in the Foreign Legion, for racist motives.