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Petits Freres 1999 2 stars

    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jacques Doillon
Cast: Stephanie Touly, Ilies Sefraoui, Mustapha Goumane, Nassim Izem, Rachid Mansouri, Dembo Goumane, Sabrina Mansar, Gerard Dantsoff, Simone Zouari Sayada, Myriam Goumane

  After being kicked out of her home, 13-year-old Talia (Stephanie Touly) roams the Paris suburbs with her Pitbull until she is taken in by a group of boys. She feels relatively safe, but the boys steal her dog and sell it to dog fight promoters. Talia is heartbroken and sets off to find her beloved pet.

Ponette 1996 3 stars

    N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jacques Doillon
Cast: Victoire Thivisol, Matiaz Bureau Caton, Delphine Schiltz, Marie Trintignant, Xavier Beauvois, Leopoldine Serre

  This is a good film showing how four-year-old Ponette deals with the untimely death of her mother by withdrawing into her own personal world.

Raja 2003 3 stars

    N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jacques Doillon
Cast: Pascal Greggory, Najat Benssallem, Ilham Abdelwahed, Hassan Khissal, Fatiha Khoulaki, Ahmed Akensouss, Oum El Aid Ait Youss, Zineb Ouchita, Aicha Aarif, Hajiba Firma, Jmiaa Aarif

  Wealthy, middle-aged Frenchman Fred (Pascal Greggory) tries to seduce beautiful Moroccan Raja (Najat Benssallem) who works in the gardens surrounding his estate. Problems in communication play an important role as each attempts to manipulate the other.

Movie Quick Pick

1. Petits Freres (1999)
2. Ponette (1996)
3. Raja (2003)

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