La banlieue, c’est le paradis

La banlieue, c’est le paradis

2025 fr 89 minutes

Rating: 6.3

Plot

In the 1960s, the suburbs were meant to be modern havens for newcomers from rural France, Portugal, Spain, North Africa, and Africa, helping rebuild post-war France. Large housing complexes symbolized this ideal, offering comfort, heating, and electricity. But by the 1980s, disillusionment set in as economic crisis, unemployment, poverty, crime, racism, and police violence took hold. Mohamed Bouhafsi tells the story of a dream that didn’t last.

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Cast

Mohamed Bouhafsi

Mohamed Bouhafsi

Self - Host, Interviewer & Narrator

Nassira Bouhafsi

Nassira Bouhafsi

Self - Guest

Farida Khelfa

Farida Khelfa

Self - Guest

Fabien Roussel

Fabien Roussel

Self - Guest

Sofiane Zermani

Sofiane Zermani

Self - Guest

Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron

Self - Guest

Akhenaton

Akhenaton

Self - Guest

Sabrina Ouazani

Sabrina Ouazani

Self - Guest

Franck Gastambide

Franck Gastambide

Self - Guest

François Hollande

François Hollande

Self - Guest

Jean-Louis Borloo

Jean-Louis Borloo

Self - Guest

Dominique Tapie

Dominique Tapie

Self - Guest

Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Sarkozy

Self - Guest

Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine

Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine

Self - Guest

Xavier Niel

Xavier Niel

Self - Guest

François Mitterrand

François Mitterrand

Self (archive footage)

Renaud Epstein

Renaud Epstein

Self - Sociologist

Adjera Lakehal-Brafman

Adjera Lakehal-Brafman

Self - Guest

Corinne Angelini

Corinne Angelini

Self - Guest

Bernard Tapie

Bernard Tapie

Self - Politician, businessman (archive footage)

Xavier Niel

Xavier Niel

Self - Guest, businessman

Nadir Hammache

Nadir Hammache

Self - Guest

Michel Cantal-Dupart

Michel Cantal-Dupart

Self - Guest

Diangou Traoré

Diangou Traoré

Self - Guest

Monique Munoz

Monique Munoz

Self - Guest

Christian Delorme

Christian Delorme

Self - Guest

Djamel Attalah

Djamel Attalah

Self - Guest

Tanaz Rohani

Tanaz Rohani

Self - Guest

Karine Julien-Elkaïm

Karine Julien-Elkaïm

Self - Guest

Aurélien Devise

Aurélien Devise

Self - Guest

Fehmi Cherif

Fehmi Cherif

Self - Guest

Olivier Klein

Olivier Klein

Self - Guest

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