(La banlieue, c’est le paradis)

Content: 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.

Countries:

France

Genres:

Documentary,

History

Runtime:

89 minutes

Year:

2025

Directors:

Nathalie Conscience

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Production companies:

Mediawan,

Troisième Œil Productions,

France Télévisions

Actors:

Self - Host, Interviewer & Narrator

Self - Guest

Self - Guest

Self - Guest

Self - Guest

Crews:

Director

Idea

Author

Producer