Pacifiction
Directed by Albert Serra
2022Feature162 minFrance
A smooth French official in Tahiti (Benoît Magimel) navigates a world of power and rumour as whispers spread of a submarine and the return of nuclear testing.
Synopsis
On the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the High Commissioner of the Republic and French government official De Roller (Benoît Magimel) is a calculating man with flawless manners. His somewhat broad perception of his role brings him to navigate the high end ’establishment’ as well as shady venues where he mingles with the locals. Especially since a persistent rumor has been going around: the sighting of a submarine whose ghostly presence could herald the return of French nuclear testing.
The director
Albert Serra
Albert Serra is a Catalan filmmaker known for daring, hypnotic period pieces. Story of My Death won the Golden Leopard at Locarno, and Afternoons of Solitude won the Golden Shell at San Sebastián.
