Rai (1995)
Directed by Thomas Gilou

Comedy / Drama

Film Synopsis

On a housing estate in the suburbs to the north of Paris, Mezz, Aziz, Laurent, Nordine, Poisson and several other young people have a culture all of their own, founded on rap and back-slang.  Djamel is keen to leave the area, but is prevented from doing so by his drug-addicted brother.  Djamel falls in love with Sahlia, but when he finds she has been unfaithful to him, he decides to end their relationship.  One evening, whilst under influence of narcotics, Djamel is killed by the police.  At first opposed to violence, Djamel finally falls into the same trap as everyone around him...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Thomas Gilou
  • Script: Cyril Collard, Djamila Djabri, Thomas Gilou, Messaoud Hattau, Sonia Kronlund
  • Cinematographer: Jean-Jacques Bouhon
  • Cast: Tabatha Cash (Sahlia), Tara Römer (Laurent), Faisal Attia (Aziz), Mustapha Benstiti (Djamel), Micky El Mazroui (Mezz), Farouk (Malik), Manu Layotte (Poisson), Samy Naceri (Nordine), Olivier Loustau, Sandrine Le Berre, Jimmy Oihid, Baya Belal, Koulder Abdelmoumeni, Zobert Anas, Edouard Baer, Saïda Bekkouche, Abdel Ouafi Benabdallah, Younes Bendjana, Fatiha Berber, Fouzi Berriha
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 87 min

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