''Raï'' is a 1995 French film directed by

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. It won the

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at the 1995

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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 Tabatha Cash (born 27 December 1973) is a French former pornographic actress and currently the editor in chief of France's ''Hot Vidéo'' magazine as well as the head of the Hot Video group. Career Cash quit school at 15 in Paris and entered th ...

: Sahlia * Mustapha Benstiti : Djamel *

Samy Naceri Saïd Naceri ( ar, سعيد ناصري, link=no; born 2 July 1961), known as Samy Naceri (), is a French actor known for his work in the four ''Taxi'' films and '' The Code'' (''La Mentale''). Early life and career Naceri was born to an Algerian ...

: Nordine * Micky El Mazroui : Mezz *

Tara Römer Tara Römer (7 June 1974, Lavelanet – 24 November 1999, Paris) was a French actor. He starred in the film ''Life Is a Long Quiet River ''Life Is a Long Quiet River'' (French: ''La Vie est un long fleuve tranquille'') is a 1988 French comedy fil ...

: Laurent * Faisal Attia : Aziz *

Léa Drucker Léa Drucker (born 23 January 1972) is a French actress. Early life Born in Caen, Normandy, she is the niece of television presenter Michel Drucker, and of ex-president of M6 Jean Drucker. Her father Jacques is a medical doctor, and her mothe ...

: Girl at the party *

Édouard Baer Édouard Baer (born 1 December 1966) is a French actor, director, screenwriter, film producer and radio personality. In 2009, he participated in the French television programme ''Rendez-vous en terre inconnue''. On 5 March 2015 he appeared with S ...

Reception

It won the

at the 1995

References

External links

* French drama films Golden Leopard winners 1990s French films {{1990s-France-film-stub