Being young is tough, especially if you're Black, Latino, Arab or Asian. In a city like Montreal, you can get targeted and treated as a criminal for no good reason. Zero Tolerance reveals how deep seated prejudice can be. On one side are the city's young people, and on the other, its police force. Two worlds, two visions. Yet one of these groups is a minority, while the other wields real power. One has no voice, while the other makes life-and-death decisions. When a policy of zero tolerance to crime masks an intolerance to young people of colour, the delicate …
Being young is tough, especially if you're Black, Latino, Arab or Asian. In a city like Montreal, you can get targeted and treated as a criminal for no good reason. Zero Tolerance reveals how deep seated prejudice can be. On one side are the city's young people, and on the other, its police force. Two worlds, two visions. Yet one of these groups is a minority, while the other wields real power. One has no voice, while the other makes life-and-death decisions.
When a policy of zero tolerance to crime masks an intolerance to young people of colour, the delicate balance between order and personal freedom is upset. A blend of cinéma vérité and personal testimonies, this hard-hitting film will broaden your mind and change your way of thinking. In French with English subtitles.
Ce film offre une formidable occasion de se pencher sur des sujets difficiles, comme le racisme au sein des forces policières. Quel rôle jouent certains facteurs, comme l’apparence «ethnique» et le niveau socioéconomique, sur la façon dont les gens sont traités par les figures d’autorité? Qu’est-ce que le profilage racial, et son utilisation peut-elle se justifier? Quelles sont les incidences des lois antiracisme et antidiscrimination, qui sont nées de bonnes intentions, dans la vie quotidienne des figures d’autorité? Notre société est-elle aussi démocratique, juste et égalitaire que nous voulons le croire? Est-il possible d’établir des parallèles au Canada avec les problèmes d’intégration des jeunes qui ont eu cours en France? Quelles sont les similitudes et les différences entre les deux?