La banlieue, c’est le paradis

6.3
20251h 29m

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

Photo of Mohamed Bouhafsi

Mohamed Bouhafsi

Self - Host, Interviewer & Narrator

Photo of Nassira Bouhafsi

Nassira Bouhafsi

Self - Guest

Photo of Farida Khelfa

Farida Khelfa

Self - Guest

Photo of Fabien Roussel

Fabien Roussel

Self - Guest

Photo of Sofiane Zermani

Sofiane Zermani

Self - Guest

Photo of Emmanuel Macron

Emmanuel Macron

Self - Guest

Photo of Akhenaton

Akhenaton

Self - Guest

Photo of Sabrina Ouazani

Sabrina Ouazani

Self - Guest

Photo of Franck Gastambide

Franck Gastambide

Self - Guest

Photo of François Hollande

François Hollande

Self - Guest

Photo of Jean-Louis Borloo

Jean-Louis Borloo

Self - Guest

Photo of Dominique Tapie

Dominique Tapie

Self - Guest

Photo of Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Sarkozy

Self - Guest

Photo of Xavier Niel

Xavier Niel

Self - Guest

Photo of François Mitterrand

François Mitterrand

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Renaud Epstein

Renaud Epstein

Self - Sociologist

Photo of Bernard Tapie

Bernard Tapie

Self - Politician, businessman (archive footage)

Photo of Xavier Niel

Xavier Niel

Self - Guest, businessman

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