Pacific Club

A bittersweet, intimate oral history that conjures a lost nightlife world and the fragile hopes of a generation.

Directed by

Valentin Noujaïm

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Azedine Benabdelmoumene, Taos Bertrand, Julien Mézence

Overview

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.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, isolation, race, memory

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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