Pacific Club
2023
⏱️ 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