Raja [videorecording] / [Film Movement in association with Margaret Menegoz presents a film by Jacques Doillon...a Franco-Moroccan coproduction] ; Les Films du Losang avec Agora Films ; [in coproduction with France 3 Cinéma ; with the participation of the Centre National de la Cinématographie and CANAL+ in association with France Télévision Image 2/Gimages 6]
Format:
[videorecording] / [Film Movement in association with Margaret Menegoz presents a film by Jacques Doillon...a Franco-Moroccan coproduction] ; Les Films du Losang avec Agora Films ; [in coproduction with France 3 Cinéma ; with the participation of the Centre National de la Cinématographie and CANAL+ in association with France Télévision Image 2/Gimages 6]
Title from disc surface. "March 2004 selection"--Disc label. Special features: biographies, theatrical trailer; this month's short film, Matthew Thomas' "That Day." Pascal Greggory, Najat Benssallem, Ilham Abdelwahed, Hassan Khissal.
Summary:
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 local youth. Fred's attempts 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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