The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic74/100
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Jacques DoillonDirector
- Philippe SardeOriginal Music Composer
- Jacques DoillonWriter
Cast
- Pascal GreggoryFred
- Najat BenssallemRaja
- Ilham AbdelwahebNadira
- Hassan KhissalYoussef
- Ahmed AkensoussAhmed
- Oum El Aid Ait YoussOum El Aid, la première cuisinière
- Zineb OuchitaZineb, la deuxième cuisinière