“A dreamy meditation on post-colonial geopolitics.”
—The New York Times

“An immersive tropical thriller/reverie that’s like Weerasethakul meets Pakula — it’s one of the great experiences in cinema.”
—IndieWire

Benoît Magimel stars as a French colonial administrator in Tahiti who oozes both charm and the stench of corruption and institutional evil as he goes about the business of oppression against a backdrop of indescribable physical beauty and lugubriously tacky nocturnal socializing.