Raja

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-09-03

Languages:

French, Arabic

Countries:

France, Morocco

Runtime:

112 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (345 Reviews)

Director:

Jacques Doillon

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Pascal Greggory Najat Benssallem Ilham Abdelwahed Hassan Khissal

Writer:

Jacques Doillon

Fullplot:

A cross-cultural drama about a wealthy middle-aged Frenchman's yearning for a nineteen year local girl. Raja is an orphan literally and figuratively scarred by life. Fred is an emotionally bankrupt westerner living amid his plush garden. Fred's attempt to seduce Raja, and their mutual attempt at manipulation, are fractured by their gross disparity of income, age and cultural sophistication.

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