Pacifiction (HKIFF46)
Genre
SPECIAL PROGRAMME
Release Date
27 Aug 2022 (Sat)
Category
--- (HK), ---(Macau)
Running Time
165 Minutes
Language
French
Subtitle
Chinese and English
Director
Albert Serra
Cast
Benoît Magimel, Pahoa Mahagafanau, Marc Susini, Matahi Pambrun
Synopsis
On the island of Tahiti, De Roller, the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia, represents a long history of colonialism that he navigates with abandon, until rumours start circulating that France is resuming its nuclear tests in the islands. Following The Death of Louis XIV (41st), Catalan provocateur Serra finds in this unlikely official a new decadent figure to add to his historical rogue’s gallery. Pacifiction also breaks new ground, enveloping us in the haze of an oneiric political thriller. In Competition, Cannes.
On the island of Tahiti, De Roller, the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia, represents a long history of colonialism that he navigates with abandon, until rumours start circulating that France is resuming its nuclear tests in the islands. Following The Death of Louis XIV (41st), Catalan provocateur Serra finds in this unlikely official a new decadent figure to add to his historical rogue’s gallery. Pacifiction also breaks new ground, enveloping us in the haze of an oneiric political thriller. In Competition, Cannes.
