The three friends, different but yet with a core feeling of being sidelined, of not being heard, of being minimalized, is quite intriguing. Vincent Cassel is not spoofing De Niro, he makes it a short but powerful moment in the movie. But that makes it better, many missquote movies or make them their own. The latter is not quoted correctly if the french translation of what is being said is to be believed. There are cultural references to movies for exmaple, be it Scarface 'World is yours', Taxi Driver 'talking to me' to name but two. they are what society and circumstances made them. The youth, the characters we follow are prisoners. The perfomances are quite stunning and while we do have the youth we concentrate on, there are some diverse views on how to act or where to go. Now the movie does not concentrate on Black Lives Matter (the movement did not exist back then), but focuses on police brutality, a seemlingless inescapable path french youth in certain areas was facing (probably still are facing). Especially with what is going on in America (once again), with the killing of George Floyd. This was released 25 years ago, but still feels relevant.