Raï (1995 film)
1995 French film
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Raï is a 1995 French film directed by Thomas Gilou. It won the Golden Leopard at the 1995 Locarno International Film Festival.
Directed byThomas Gilou
Screenplay byCyril Collard
Thomas Gilou
Sonia Kronlund
Aïssa Djabri
Messaoud Hattau
Djamila Djabri
Thomas Gilou
Sonia Kronlund
Aïssa Djabri
Messaoud Hattau
Djamila Djabri
Produced byAïssa Djabri
Farid Lahouassa
Farid Lahouassa
StarringTabatha Cash
Mustapha Benstiti
Mustapha Benstiti
| Raï | |
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| Directed by | Thomas Gilou |
| Screenplay by | Cyril Collard Thomas Gilou Sonia Kronlund Aïssa Djabri Messaoud Hattau Djamila Djabri |
| Produced by | Aïssa Djabri Farid Lahouassa |
| Starring | Tabatha Cash Mustapha Benstiti |
| Cinematography | Jean-Jacques Bouhon |
Production companies | M6 Films Vertigo |
| Distributed by | Pan Européenne Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $2 million [1] |
| Box office | $768.000 [2] |
Plot
Djamel (Mustapha Benstiti) tries to escape the spiral of drugs and delinquency which crushes all his friends in the suburban city where he lives. He works at the municipal swimming pool and wants to start a family with Sahlia (Tabatha Cash), the sister of his friend Mezz (Micky El Mazroui), who wants to break all ties with his culture of origin.
Cast
- Tabatha Cash : Sahlia
- Mustapha Benstiti : Djamel
- Samy Naceri : Nordine
- Micky El Mazroui : Mezz
- Tara Römer : Laurent
- Faisal Attia : Aziz
- Léa Drucker : Girl at the party
- Édouard Baer
Reception
It won the Golden Leopard at the 1995 Locarno International Film Festival.[3]
