Raja

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Jacques Doillon

Writers

Jacques Doillon

Language

French

Country

France, Morocco

Release date

3 September 2003

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Pascal Greggory

  Fred

• Najat Benssallem

  Raja

• Ilham Abdelwaheb

  Nadira

• Hassan Khissal

  Youssef

• Ahmed Akensouss

  Ahmed

• Oum El Aid Ait Youss

  Oum El Aid, la première cuisinière

• Zineb Ouchita

  Zineb, la deuxième cuisinière