Raja
Raja is a nineteen year old orphan literally and figuratively scarred by life. Fred is an emotionally bankrupt westerner living amid his plush gardens and palm trees. Set against the backdrop of contemporary Marrakech, Raja is a cross-cultural drama about a wealthy middle-aged Frenchman's complex relationship with this poor local girl. Fred's attempts to seduce Raja, and their mutual attempts at manipulation, are fractured by their gross disparity of income, age and cultural sophistication.
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Pascal Greggory
Fred
Known for
La Vie en Rose
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Najat Benssallem
Raja
Ilham Abdelwaheb
Nadira
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Hassan Khissal
Youssef
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Ahmed Akensouss
Ahmed
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Jacques Doillon Director · Philippe Sarde Composer Hélène Louvart Cinematographer
United States release October 17, 2003 · Produced in France, Morocco · Languages Arabic, French
Production
Gimages 6
Production
Les Films du Losange
Production
Agora Films
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
CNC
Production
Canal+
Production
France 2
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StudioCanal
Studio
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
France · Morocco
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · French
Release dates
Italy · August 28, 2003
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
France · September 3, 2003
Theatrical
United States · October 17, 2003
Limited theatrical · New York Film Festival
United States
March 26, 2004 · Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Canada
September 6, 2003 · Limited theatrical · Toronto International Film Festival
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