Haine

A German user already commented this obscure French film,probably because his compatriot Klaus Kinski is the unfortunate victim of the story; besides in France ,in "la saison cinématographique 1980", the critic goes as far as to compare it with "Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern "(1968)

Yet ,"haine" is less accessible than its German counterpart ; it's the first film of a director who remained unknown (Dominique Goult) , made with a very low budget and it shows ; the non-linear narration might be off-putting for the average viewer ; the fact that the accident is not shown allows some doubt to remain about it ; is the black biker the Devil? The angel of death , predicted in the tarots ? And the white one ,the expiatory victim of a blood-thirsty populace? His Christ-like death is revealing .He's the scapegoat ,not only for the tragic death of a young girl,but also for the frustrations, the resentments of the hoi polloi who hates people who are different :it's not surprising that the only person who gives him a shelter from the storm is an unwed mother (Maria Schneider) whose son is not christened. Both are outcasts.