La banlieue, c’est le paradis

In the 1960s, the suburbs were meant to be modern havens for newcomers from rural France, Portugal, Spain, North Africa, and Africa, helping rebuild post-war France. Large housing complexes symbolized this ideal, offering comfort, heating, and electricity. But by the 1980s, disillusionment set in as economic crisis, unemployment, poverty, crime, racism, and police violence took hold. Mohamed Bouhafsi tells the story of a dream that didn’t last.

Director: Nathalie Conscience

Cast: Mohamed Bouhafsi, Nassira Bouhafsi, Farida Khelfa, Fabien Roussel, Sofiane Zermani, Emmanuel Macron, Akhenaton, Sabrina Ouazani

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.