Category Archives: Moroccan
Raja (2003)
“We haven’t even started and already disillusion has set in.” The film Raja explores colonialism through the relationship between a middle-aged, bored, jaded, wealthy Frenchman living in Morocco and a young orphaned girl he employs. When Raja (Najat Benssallem) appears … Continue reading
Le Grand Voyage (2004)
“Do you think we’re tourists?” Reda (Nicolas Cazale) is a Moroccan living in France and attending university when his father (Mohamed Majd) decides that he wants to undertake his Hajj. Reda protests strongly–missing classes will mean that he fails (again). … Continue reading
