La banlieue, c’est le paradis

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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.

Country:

France

Genre:

Documentary,

History

Duration:

89 minutes

Year:

2025

Director:

Nathalie Conscience

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Company:

Mediawan,

Troisième Œil Productions,

France Télévisions

Cast:
Mohamed Bouhafsi

Self - Host, Interviewer & Narrator

Nassira Bouhafsi

Self - Guest

Farida Khelfa

Self - Guest

Fabien Roussel

Self - Guest

Sofiane Zermani

Self - Guest

Crew:
Nathalie Conscience

Director

Mohamed Bouhafsi

Idea

Nathalie Conscience

Author

Pierre-Antoine Capton

Producer