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Raja

Play trailer Poster for Raja 2003,  1h 55m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 71% 14 Reviews Tomatometer 47% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
71% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 47% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
A middle-aged Frenchman (Pascal Greggory) becomes obsessed with a 19-year-old Arabian (Najat Benssallem) who has a troubled past.

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Lou Lumenick New York Post Mar 26, 2004
2/4
Extremely well acted, though the direction by Jacques Doillon is on the leisurely side. Go to Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News Mar 26, 2004
2.5/4
There's little to enjoy in this unsettling tale, but Doillan's unblinking depiction of manipulation and desperation stays with you long after the characters make the deals that seal their unjust fates. Go to Full Review
Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter Nov 19, 2003
Masterful tale of frustrated desire. Go to Full Review
Dan Sallitt Senses of Cinema Oct 17, 2018
Depicting both French and Moroccan culture with sympathy and wit, Raja uses the language barrier between the would-be lovers as an excuse to throw up a network of perpendicular commentary. Go to Full Review
John A. Nesbit Old School Reviews Feb 25, 2005
B
refreshing with its brutal and emotionally raw honesty Go to Full Review
Daniel Kasman d+kaz. intelligent movie reviews Aug 7, 2004
B
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Cast & Crew

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Jacques Doillon

Director

Pascal Greggory

Fred

Najat Benssallem

Raja

Ilham Abdelwahed

Nadira

Hassan Khissal

Youssef

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Raja

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Movie Info

Synopsis A middle-aged Frenchman (Pascal Greggory) becomes obsessed with a 19-year-old Arabian (Najat Benssallem) who has a troubled past.
Director
Jacques Doillon
Screenwriter
Jacques Doillon
Production Co
France 3 Cinéma, Les Films du Losange
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Arabic
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 15, 2017
Runtime
1h 55m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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