Pacifiction

Pacifiction' is directed and written by Albert Serra. It is set on the island of Tahiti, in French Polynesia. A writer returns after having triumphed with a novel in France. However, she finds herself lost and without ideas. Faced with this inability to generate new stories, the author decides to take a job as a translator for the ambassador, De Roller. Representative of the French state and High Commissioner of the Republic, a cold and calculating man with impeccable manners. Whether at official receptions or in illegal establishments, he never fails to take the pulse of a people whose will is growing and could explode at any moment. The two form a strange love attraction, with many contrasts. She gradually realizes the cynicism that exists within politics, even more so when a certain rumor begins to sound loud. The rumor claims that a submarine has been sighted, whose ghostly presence could herald a resumption of French nuclear testing. Her love affair with the ambassador will be affected by that conflict, and interest and romance will mix in a confusing and absorbing way until the film's sad ending.

Benoît Magimel will play De Roller, while Pahoa Mahagafanau will play Shannah.

It's producted by Anderground Films and Arte France Cinéma.