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]
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Directed by | Maryam Touzani |
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Produced by | Nabil Ayouch |
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Cinematography | Virginie Surdej |
Edited by | Nicolas Rumpl |
Music by | Kristian Eidnes Andersen |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
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Language | Arabic |
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]
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