A couple of days ago I was surfing Youtube watching a bunch of live music performances when I stumbled on “Antifa – Chasseurs De Skins”. The roughly 60-minute french film first started by introducing as to how the English Skinhead movement began – I was immediately hooked. It then continued into explaining how the Skinhead movement became closely associated with Nationalist and neo-Nazi movements, eventually spreading to Paris, France. In the 80s these racist and fascist Skinheads caused terror in France through violence, targeting mostly immigrants. The situation eventually became so bad that the youth began organizing a group called the Red Warriors dedicated to stopping the Skinheads through series pre-emptive strikes. They were dubbed “Chasseur de Skin” or “Skinhead Hunters”.

Because the film is narrated through the statements of mostly Skinhead Hunters it doesn’t particularly tell a well-rounded story, but it is a pretty entertaining one. The Red Warrior’s tale is one that could easily fit into a Hollywood action film, particularly because of how much conviction these guys had in wiping out the Skinheads, and the fact that they were all trained and proven martial artists gave it an extra oomph.  Click and watch the film.