Cult French film 'La Haine' to return as hip-hop musical

French actors Said Taghmaoui, Hubert Kounde and Vincent Cassel alongside Mathieu Kassovitz, who wrote and directed "La Haine", at the Cannes Film Festival on 27 May 1995. © AFP / PATRICK HERTZOG

Nearly 30 years after the release of "La Haine", the hit French film is returning in the unlikely form of a stage musical. It's scheduled to make its debut in Paris in the autumn of 2024.

The film's writer-director, Mathieu Kassovitz, is behind the adaptation, which is two years in the making.