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Raja is a nineteen-year-old orphan literally and figuratively scarred by life. Fred is an emotionally bankrupt Frenchman living amid his plush gardens and palm trees. Set against the backdrop of contemporary Marrakech, Raja is a cross-cultural drama about a wealthy middle-aged Westerner's complex relationship with this poor local girl. Fred's attempts to seduce Raja, and their mutual attempts at manipulation, are fractured by their gross disparity of income, age and cultural sophistication. Winner - French Culture Award - Cannes Film Festival. Winner - Marcello Mastroianni Award - Venice Film Festival. Official Selection - Toronto Int'l Film Festival and New York Film Festival

Title from title frames

Features: Najat Benssallem, Pascal Greggory

Originally produced by Film Movement in 2003

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In: French, Arabic