Raja (2004)

Raja is a nineteen year old orphan literally and figuratively scarred by life Fred is an emotionally bankrupt westerner living amid his plush gardens and palm trees Set against the backdrop of contemporary Marrakech Raja is a crosscultural drama about a wealthy middleaged Frenchmans complex relationship with this poor local girl Freds attempts to seduce Raja and their mutual attempts at manipulation are fractured by their gross disparity of income age and cultural sophistication