Raja Reviews

Extremely well acted, though the direction by Jacques Doillon is on the leisurely side.

| Original Score: 2/4

Icky doings, with a miserably racist depiction of North Africans.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/5

This story of a dissolute Frenchman who uses his money to exploit desperately poor Moroccan girls is upsetting because it pretends to be about love.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

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.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

Masterful tale of frustrated desire.

Raja is an engaging cross-cultural drama set in Morocco about a wealthy middle-aged Frenchman's yearning for a nineteen-year-old local girl who works in his garden.

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What distinguishes Raja from every other movie to contemplate the treacherous intersection of passion, avarice and power is its unsettling emotional honesty.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

refreshing with its brutal and emotionally raw honesty

Full Review | Original Score: B

An unsettling look at Third World politics in the guise of a love story.

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Ambiguous and elusive, this film's soft-focus may strike a chord with those who do not look for clear spoon-fed answers.

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Once you remove all the economic and cultural baggage that frustrates the couple's attempts to hook-up, Raja is really just about the thrill of the chase.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4

Subtle filmmaking and true-as-life acting make this an acute psychological drama with an engrossing sociological subtext.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4

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