Raja Bent El Mellah

At a glance

Raja Bent El Mellah, is a 2016 Saudi movie, directed by Abdelilah El Jaouhari, and starring Najat Benssallem, Pascal Greggory, Oum El Aid Ait Youss. with a runtime of 70 minutes.

Overview

Raja Bent El Mellah is a Moroccan documentary following Najat, a young Moroccan woman who was discovered by French director Jacques Doillon and cast in his film Raja — a role that earned her Best Actress awards at both the Venice Film Festival and the Marrakech Film Festival. But the documentary looks beyond the glitter of that acclaim, turning its gaze to the less-visible side of fame and the deep inequalities that persist behind the scenes of the international film world. A thoughtful and nuanced portrait of what happens after the spotlight fades.

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