The French film 'La Haine', directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, is released. The movie depicts 24 hours in the lives of three young men in the Parisian suburbs following a riot.
Real life riots occur in several suburbs of Paris, sparked by the death of a young man in police custody, providing a real-world backdrop and inspiration for the themes in 'La Haine'.
In February 1993, Makomé M'Bowolé dies in police custody, one of the incidents that raised tensions in Parisian suburbs and influenced the social context of 'La Haine'.