Pacifiction (12A)

Language: French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polynesian with English subtitles.

Part of the 8th Scotland Catalan Film Festival, organised by CinemaAttic and Institut Ramon Llull.

The Best Film of 2022 for Cahiers du Cinéma, Pacifiction is a dreamy, tropical, visually-stunning cinematic journey which deserves to be experienced in the cinema. 

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 rumour has been going around: the presence of a submarine whose ghostly presence could herald the return of French nuclear testing.

Arguably Albert Serra’s most narratively-driven film to date, Pacifiction unfolds as an elliptical political thriller a-la James Bond, with visually stunning exotic colours and themes that appear to be straight from Gaugin paintings, resulting in a fascinating Apocalypse Now-like journey to the heart of darkness. 

Shot in widescreen, Pacifiction conveys the lushness and languor of sunsets in French Polynesia. From the menace of a darkened nightclub to the vastness of the Pacific waters, he conjures a milieu that is equally intoxicating and mysterious.

Festival de Cannes – Official Competition (World Premiere)

New York Film Festival

TIFF Wavelengths – Toronto Int Film Festival

BFI London Film Festival

Vienna International Film Festival

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