"This beautifully textured Moroccan drama is a ’superbly acted and emotionally resonant offering’."

SCREEN DAILY
  • Archive - Festival 38
  • Director: Maryam Touzani
  • Morocco, France, Belgium, Denmark 2022
  • 118 minutes
  • Arabic
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Halim and Mina run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. To keep up with the demands of impatient customers, they hire a young apprentice named Youssef. While Youssef is dedicated and eager to learn the art of embroidery and tailoring from Halim, Mina soon realizes how much her husband is moved by the presence of the young man.

Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes, The Blue Caftan is as elegant and finely crafted as any of the beautiful garments in the film. Filmmaker Maryam Touzani weaves her nuanced script with fine performances to create a marriage filled with tenderness and grace.

Filmography: Adam (2019)

13.10 - Screening in the presence of the director Maryam Touzani

 

Adam, Maryam Touzani's debut film, is screened in the festival’s program as well

 

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  • Director Maryam Touzani
  • Production Nabil Ayouch
  • Script Maryam Touzani, Nabil Ayouch
  • Cinematography Virginie Surdej
  • Editing Nicolas Rumpl
  • Music Kristian Eidnes Andersen
  • Festivals Cannes (Un Certain Regard - FIPRESCI Prize), Karlovy Vary, Toronto
  • Actors Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri, Ayoub Missioui
  • Source Nachshon Films