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Pacifiction

Pacifiction

2022Movie⏱️ 2h 45m
DramaThriller
6.3
IMDB Rating
4,047 votes

On the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the high commissioner of the Republic and French government must investigate an ongoing rumor: the sighting of a submarine whose ghostly presence could herald the return of French nuclear...

Director
Albert Serra
Writers
Baptiste Pinteaux, Albert Serra
Stars
Benoît Magimel, Pahoa Mahagafanau, Marc Susini
Release Date
June 23, 2023
Language
French, English, Polynesian, Portuguese, Catalan
Country
France, Spain, Germany, Portugal, French Polynesia
🏆 16
Wins
🎯 44
Nominations
💬 21
Reviews
📋 10.7K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Benoît Magimel
Benoît Magimel
as De Roller
👤
Pahoa Mahagafanau
as Shannah
Marc Susini
Marc Susini
as L'amiral
👤
Matahi Pambrun
as Matahi
👤
Alexandre Melo
as Le Portugais
Sergi López
Sergi López
as Morton
Montse Triola
Montse Triola
as Francesca
👤
Michael Vautor
as Le capitaine
👤
Cécile Guilbert
as Romane Attia
Lluís Serrat
Lluís Serrat
as Lois

💰 Box Office

$416,721
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.39 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Paradise Night Club Tahiti, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Production
Idéale Audience, Andergraun Films, Tamtam Film

🏷️ Keywords

french polynesianuclear testhomoerotichomosexual subtextmoruroa

🎯 Categories

FrenchDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Tedium in Tahiti
by Reiher2023-01-22
2/10

"This is a truly boring film. It's long, seemed pointless, had scenes that went on forever to no good purpose, had essentially no characters to speak of, and made little sense. I can enjoy long, leisurely paced films, like "The Traveling Players" or "Satantango," but there has to be a reason to be patient and a payoff for doing so. There is neither here. At the screening I attended, the director, beforehand, said that the last 45 minutes was really special. That was a bait and switch, since they were just like the rest of the film. If anyone goes into this film expecti..."

💡 Did You Know?

According to the director, about 500 hours of footage were shot during the production, including about 200 hours with dialogue and sound recording. Serra explained, that since the beginning of his career, he tried to use the advantages of shooting digital and therefore shoots long, improvisational scenes with 3 cameras at once, which results in a lot of footage to work with in post-production.

📖 Synopsis

On the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the high commissioner of the Republic and French government must investigate an ongoing rumor: the sighting of a submarine whose ghostly presence could herald the return of French nuclear...