Pacific Club

Pacific Club
2023
★★★☆☆ 6.0/10
⏱️ 16 min
📅 Released
🌐 FR
Documentary
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.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Criterion Channel

Crew

Director
Valentin Noujaïm
Writer
Valentin Noujaïm
Producer
Manon Messiant

Production

Iliade et Films

Keywords

paris, francenightclubarabs1980sdocumentaryarabic societyanos 80arab youth