PACIFICATION
Dir. Albert Serra | France | 2022 | 165 mins
with English sub-titles
starring Benoît Magimel, Pahoa Mahagafanau, Marc Susini
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 local people. Especially since a persistent rumour has been going around: the sighting of a submarine whose ghostly presence could herald the return of French nuclear testing.
Winner, Best Actor, César Awards
Winner, Best Film, Lumiere Awards
★★★★★
‘In scene after scene, Serra holds beauty and menace in a kind of uneasy equilibrium. He’s made a trouble-in-paradise movie where the trouble doesn’t overwhelm the paradise so much as poison it, at an almost imperceptible slow drip, from the inside.’ — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
★★★★★
‘It suggests John le Carré by way of David Lynch — a feverish and haunting but also wry and meditative rumination on power, secrecy and the color of clouds over water at sunset.’ — A.O. Scott, New York Times
Screenings and refreshments | RM15
Advanced booking is essential
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