La banlieue, c’est le paradis

Cette fresque retrace 70 ans d’histoire des banlieues, illustrée d'archives et de témoignages d'artistes, de politiques ou encore d'associations. Ce documentaire est le premier à réunir les trois derniers présidents de la République.

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.