Pacifiction

Winner of two Cesar Awards for Best Actor (Benoit Magimel) and Best Cinematography, PACIFICTION is a gripping atmospheric thriller from acclaimed filmmaker Albert Serra. On the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the High Commissioner of the Republic and French government official De Roller (Magimel) is a calculating man with flawless manners. His somewhat broad perception of his role brings him to navigate the high end 'establishment' as well as shady venues where he mingles with the locals. Especially since a persistent rumor has been going around: the sighting of a submarine whose ghostly presence could herald the return of French nuclear testing. "Suggests John le Carré by way of David Lynch — a feverish and haunting but also wry and meditative rumination on power, secrecy, and the color of clouds over water at sunset." (The New York Times)