The Blue Caftan (2023)
- Original title
- أزرق القفطان
- Directed by
- Maryam Touzani
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Morocco, France, Denmark, Belgium
- Runtime
- 2h 02m
- Rated
- M
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 182 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film follows a married couple who run a traditional caftan shop in Morocco. The husband grapples with his closeted homosexuality while his wife faces a serious illness, and they navigate love, loyalty, and secrecy in their daily lives.
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What happens
The Blue Caftan (Arabic: أزرق القفطان, released in France as Le Bleu du caftan) is a 2022 Moroccan Arabic-language drama film directed by Maryam Touzani, and written by Touzani with the collaboration of Nabil Ayouch. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize in its section. The Moroccan Cinema Center (Centre cinématographique marocain) selected The Blue Caftan to represent Morocco in the 2023 Oscars International Feature Film category, where it made history as the first Moroccan film to be shortlisted for the award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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