The Blue Caftan

The Blue Caftan
The Blue Caftan
	Cannes release poster
Directed by	Maryam Touzani
Written by	Maryam Touzani; Nabil Ayouch;
Produced by	Nabil Ayouch
Starring	Lubna Azabal; Saleh Bakri; Ayoub Missioui;
Cinematography	Virginie Surdej
Edited by	Nicolas Rumpl
Music by	Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Production; companies	Les Films du Nouveau Monde; Ali n' Productions; Velvet Films; Snowglobe;
Distributed by	Ad Vitam Distribution (France);
Release dates	26 May 2022 (Cannes); 22 February 2023 (Morocco);
Running time	118 minutes
Countries	France; Morocco; Belgium; Denmark;
Language	Arabic

The Blue Caftan (French: Le Bleu du caftan) is a 2022 Arabic-language drama film directed by Maryam Touzani. It depicts a woman and her closetedly gay husband, who run a caftan store in the medina of Salé, Morocco, and hire a young man as an apprentice. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]^[2]

The Moroccan Cinema Center (Centre cinématographique marocain) announced that The Blue Caftan had been chosen to represent Morocco in the 2023 Oscars shortlist in the "International Feature Film" category.^[3]

Cast

Lubna Azabal as Mina
Saleh Bakri as Halim
Ayoub Missioui as Youssef

References

^ Vivarelli, Nick (17 May 2022). "Morocco's Maryam Touzani Tackles Taboo Issues in the Arab World in 'Blue Caftan'". Variety. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ Quinlan, Caitlin (26 May 2022). "Un Certain Regard Title 'The Blue Caftan' – Making a Statement in Morocco with a LGBTQ Love Story". Variety. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ "Le long métrage "Le bleu du caftan" de Maryam Touzani représentera le Maroc dans la présélection des Oscars 2023 (CCM)". MAP Express (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-29.

External links

The Blue Caftan at IMDb

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[1] Vivarelli, Nick (17 May 2022). "Morocco's Maryam Touzani Tackles Taboo Issues in the Arab World in 'Blue Caftan'". Variety. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[2] Quinlan, Caitlin (26 May 2022). "Un Certain Regard Title 'The Blue Caftan' – Making a Statement in Morocco with a LGBTQ Love Story". Variety. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[3] "Le long métrage "Le bleu du caftan" de Maryam Touzani représentera le Maroc dans la présélection des Oscars 2023 (CCM)". MAP Express (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-29.

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