Pacifiction

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Pacifiction

2023,

2h 42m,

Drama/

Mystery & Thriller

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69 Reviews

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68%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

On the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the High Commissioner of the Republic and French government official DE ROLLER 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.

Critics Consensus

Narratively sparse and visually vast, Pacifiction is a tsunami of a political thriller that philosophically rewards those willing to weather it.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Apr 24, 2023

3/5

With its slow-burning build, it is an unsettling, atmospheric piece that has something of the unknowable quality of the central character, with his glassy diplomat’s smile and shark’s eyes, inscrutable behind his blue-lensed sunglasses.

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Jonathan Romney

Financial Times

Apr 20, 2023

5/5

Whether or not the film has anything politically serious to say — and there is always the teasing suggestion that it might — Pacifiction is an intoxicating pleasure.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

Mar 15, 2023

Very good and unsettling.

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

Jan 4, 2024

For De Roller, what matters is that he reach a state of relational equilibrium between every player...

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Hector A. Gonzalez

Loud and Clear Reviews

Jan 4, 2024

4.5/5

Albert Serra’s latest feature, Pacifiction, mesmerizingly blends thriller genre tropes with surrealism to put the audience into a dread-induced hypnotic trance.

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Alex Heeney

Seventh Row

Jul 31, 2023

With a languorous pace and a run-time of nigh three hours, Albert Serra’s Pacifiction is a spellbinding, if daunting, experience. Set in Tahiti, the film follows High Commissioner De Roller (Benoît Magimel) through his quotidian duties.

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Synopsis

On the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the High Commissioner of the Republic and French government official DE ROLLER 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.

Director: Albert Serra
Producer: Pierre-Olivier Bardet, Albert Serra, Montse Triola, Dirk Decker, Andrea Schütte, Joaquim Sapinho, Marta Alves, Laurent Jacquemin
Screenwriter: Albert Serra
Distributor: Grasshopper Film
Production Co: Andergraun Films, arte France Cinéma, Idéale Audience, Tamtam Film GmbH, Doco Digital, Rosa Filmes, Archipel Production
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 17, 2023, Limited
Runtime: 2h 42m
Sound Mix: Digital 5.1
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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