The Blue Caftan

The Blue Caftan (French: Le Bleu du caftan) is a 2022 Moroccan Arabic-language drama film directed by Maryam Touzani. It depicts a woman and her closeted 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 Blue Caftan
Cannes release poster
Directed byMaryam Touzani
Written by
Produced byNabil Ayouch
Starring
CinematographyVirginie Surdej
Edited byNicolas Rumpl
Music byKristian 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 (2022-05-26) (Cannes)
  • 22 February 2023 (2023-02-22) (Morocco)
Running time
118 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Morocco
  • Belgium
  • Denmark
LanguageArabic

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

See also

References
  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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