Raja (2004)

Engrossing saga of the impossible relationship between a middle-aged Frenchman living in Morocco and his nineteen-year-old maid. In particular, it makes better use of language barriers than any film in recent memory (the writer/director is canny enough to have both characters realize that, since the other can't understand them, they can simply state their desires out loud and try to go from there). Somewhat frustrating in its later stages (this is one seriously confused coupling) but extremely well-acted, realistic and thoughtful; just quite good, actually.

Grade: B+