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Pacific Club

2023-03-16 · 16 min · ★ 6.0

Documentary

In 1979, the Pacific Club was opened in the basement of La Défense - the business district of Paris. It was the first nightclub for Arabs from the suburbs; a parallel world of dance, sweat, young loves, and one-night utopias. Azedine, 17 years old at the time, tells us the forgotten story of this club and of this generation who dreamed of integrating into France but who soon came face to face with racism, the AIDS epidemic, and heroin.

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Directors
Valentin Noujaïm
Production companies
Iliade et Films
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Azedine Benabdelmoumene
Taos Bertrand
Julien Mézence

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