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Raja

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Raja reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama  |  Foreign

Written by: Jacques Doillon

Directed by: Jacques Doillon

Release Date:
Theatrical: March 26, 2004

Running Time: 112 minutes, Color

Origin: France / Morocco

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Pascal Greggory, Najat Benssallem, Ilham Abdelwahed, Hassan Khissal, Ahmed Akensouss, Oum El Aid Ait Youss, Zineb Ouchita, and Fatiha Khoulaki

Shot entirely in Morocco and Marrakech, Raja is the story of a beautiful young Moroccan woman living on the streets.

What The Critics Said

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100

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

Subtle filmmaking and true-as-life acting make this an acute psychological drama with an engrossing sociological subtext. It stands with Doillon's best work.

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90

The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt

Doillon never lets his characters slide into cliche. They act and react from a wealth of contradictory impulses and long-standing prejudices in this masterful tale of frustrated desire.

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80

Variety David Stratton

Intriguing, provocative and very well acted.

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80

The New York Times Stephen Holden

What distinguishes Raja from every other movie to contemplate the treacherous intersection of passion, avarice and power is its unsettling emotional honesty. The two central performances are so spontaneous and mercurial that the reckless flirtation seems to be unfolding before your eyes.

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80

The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias

Even without all the other complications, Doillon's handling of the language gap alone gives Raja a pungent dramatic edge.

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70

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

What begins as a sorry exercise in cynical seduction becomes a case of amour fou.

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70

Village Voice J. Hoberman

It plays out as an unsettling solipsistic love story--an account of erotic obsession with a family relation to "Of Human Bondage."

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63

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

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.

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50

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Raja, which is basically a dark comedy about how this odd couple manipulate each other, is extremely well acted, though the direction by Jacques Doillon is on the leisurely side.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

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