Brief interjection... I do recall watching a French movie back in the mid '90s l'haine, live in an indy theater in the US which appears to be set in similar banlieues, around similar issues.
Marched in mass street demos in Paris way back in the dayz...
Seen Far-Right graffiti spray and fliers posted in Marseilles also in the mid '90s, Circle As and Hammers and Cycles over as well, and you walked through the densely populated immigrant quarters down by the old port, many different vibes, languages, food and culture, and never felt afraid.
Anyways time for NOVA Green musical interlude as we take a trip back in the time machine....
Here is the trailer, but would recommend watching the full movie on streaming.
Meanwhile MC Solaar is rocking beats, which a French-Vietnamese friend of mind introduced me to way back in the early / mid 1990s...
A few years later we got...
Obviously this was a big block buster back in the dayz...