Rai

"Too powerful film!"

1995 1h 29m FR

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5.6

MID

★5.6TMDB · 28

Drama

Synopsis

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Raï is about a gang of youths in a Parisian suburb.This is the multicultural environment in which Mezz, Aziz, Laurent, Nordine, Poisson and the others have grown up. There is no future in Garges-les-Gonesses. Unemployment is high, drugs and violence are a part of everyday life. The opportunity to escape seems nonexistent.

“Too powerful film!”

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Cast

Samy Naceri
Nordine
Tabatha Cash
Sahlia
Fatiha Berber
Édouard Baer
Léa Drucker
Kouider Abdelmoumeni
Jo Prestia
Sandrine Le Berre

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thomas Gilou
Writers: Thomas Gilou, Sonia Kronlund, Aïssa Djabri
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Thomas Gilou, shot by Jean-Jacques Bouhon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Eric Michon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Samy Naceri and Tabatha Cash and Fatiha Berber carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Too powerful film!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0114227 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Thomas Gilou directs. Jean-Jacques Bouhon behind the camera. Eric Michon scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
231 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Thomas Gilou, shot by Jean-Jacques Bouhon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Eric Michon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Samy Naceri and Tabatha Cash and Fatiha Berber carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Too powerful film!".
7IMDB entry: tt0114227 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.