By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.75 cats
Director: Albert Serra
Starring: Alexandre Melo | Benoît Magimel | Marc Susini | Matahi Pambrun | Pahoa Mahagafanau | Sergi Lopez
Year: 2023
Running time: 165
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13702796/reference/
Jeff says: “PACIFICTION is billed as a thriller, but at 2.75 hours, it’s a leisurely thriller. The most thrilling sequence comes when a mob of boats, jet skis, and surfers carom down the sides of crashing, 20-foot waves off the coast of Tahiti, but that’s all recreational. It provides a fascinating take on local politics as a schmoozing High Commissioner, the French government’s representative in French Polynesia, slowly uncovers a conspiracy, revealing all manner of intrigue. It’s breathtaking and beautiful to watch, with a spellbinding performance from Pahoa Mahagafanau. 4.75 cats. On Prime and Apple TV+