
La banlieue, c’est le paradis (2025)
1h 29m | PG-13
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.
Director: Nathalie Conscience
Studio: Mediawan
Genre: Documentary, History
Video: 720p
Cast

Mohamed Bouhafsi
as Self - Host, Interviewer & Narrator

Nassira Bouhafsi
as Self - Guest

Farida Khelfa
as Self - Guest

Fabien Roussel
as Self - Guest

Sofiane Zermani
as Self - Guest

Emmanuel Macron
as Self - Guest