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La banlieue, c’est le paradis
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La banlieue, c’est le paradis

2025-02-13 · 89 min · ★ 6.3

Documentary · History

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.

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Directors
Nathalie Conscience
Production companies
Mediawan, Troisième Œil Productions, France Télévisions
Countries
France
Status
Released

Top Cast

Mohamed BouhafsiMohamed BouhafsiSelf - Host, Interviewer & Narrator
Nassira BouhafsiNassira BouhafsiSelf - Guest
Farida KhelfaFarida KhelfaSelf - Guest
Fabien RousselFabien RousselSelf - Guest
Sofiane ZermaniSofiane ZermaniSelf - Guest
Emmanuel MacronEmmanuel MacronSelf - Guest
AkhenatonAkhenatonSelf - Guest
Sabrina OuazaniSabrina OuazaniSelf - Guest
Franck GastambideFranck GastambideSelf - Guest
François HollandeFrançois HollandeSelf - Guest
Jean-Louis BorlooJean-Louis BorlooSelf - Guest
Dominique TapieDominique TapieSelf - Guest
Nicolas SarkozyNicolas SarkozySelf - Guest
Anne-Élisabeth LemoineAnne-Élisabeth LemoineSelf - Guest
Xavier NielXavier NielSelf - Guest
François MitterrandFrançois MitterrandSelf (archive footage)
Renaud EpsteinRenaud EpsteinSelf - Sociologist
Adjera Lakehal-BrafmanSelf - Guest
Corinne AngeliniSelf - Guest
Bernard TapieBernard TapieSelf - Politician, businessman (archive footage)

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