I literally have to run in a few minutes...so I would respond later, in-depth, but you probably want to look at
La Haine (French version, not UK), and Criterion's
The Wages of Fear.
Also, aside from A. Zulawski, Leos Carax is one of my top favorite directors, and his short here:
https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Tokyo-Blu-ray/4253/
...I thought was exceptional. (If you could play PAL DVDs, I would also recommend getting his
Lovers on the Bridge from the UK).
More later
Pro-B