He performed a memorable role as himself in a scene from the cult movie La Haine.
He sees himself as a gangster ready to win respect by killing a cop, manically practising the role of Travis Bickle from the film Taxi Driver in the mirror secretly.
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The majority of the filming was done in the Parisian suburb of Chanteloup-les-Vignes.
The book draws heavily on Mounsi's growing up amidst petty crime in the red-belt suburbs and could be seen as a companion piece for films like La Haine.
This song was featured on the album La Haine – musique inspirees du film (La Haine – music inspired by the film).
Their hit "Sors avec ton gun" was released in 1995 in conjunction with the cult French film La Haine directed by Matthieu Kassovitz.
La Haine | Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour | Roméo et Juliette, de la haine à l'amour |
In 1995, after their song Sacrifice de poulet, which appeared on the soundtrack to the film La Haine, provoked the French Minister of the Interior, Charles Pasqua, to attack the group in court.
Osez also appears on the track "Le vent tourne" from the gold album soundtrack of the movie La Haine from Mathieu Kassovitz.