Both Mathieu Kassovitz’s 1995 film La Haine and Danny Boyles 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire depict life in low-income neighbourhoods, and the hardships the characters must face. They are both from different cultures and portray the differences living in the projects in Paris (La Haine) and the slums in India (Slumdog Millionaire). These films have been chosen due to the clear distinction to how both diverse cultures live, and deal will different situations. Focussing on three main protagonists in a twenty-four-hour time period Vince Hubert and Said, La Haine represents the youth in Paris who attempt to fight against police brutality. Whereas in Slumdog Millionaire, it tells the story of an orphaned boy, who lives in poverty throughout his whole life until becoming a contestant on the show ‘who wants to be a millionaire’ and wins due to the knowledge he has acquired over the course of his life.