Writer-director Maryam Touzani follows up her critically-acclaimed 2019 feature debut Adam with this marriage drama, nominated for the Queer Palm and...
Writer-director Maryam Touzani follows up her critically-acclaimed 2019 feature debut Adam with this marriage drama, nominated for the Queer Palm and winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes 2022.
Halim has been married for a long time to Mina, with whom he runs a traditional caftan store in the médina of Salé, in Morocco. The couple has always lived with Halim's secret, his homosexuality, which he has learned to keep quiet. Mina's illness and the arrival of a young apprentice will upset this balance. United in their love, each will help the other face his fears.
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An exquisite display of a rarely explored shade of love and marriage. Saleh Bakri is magnetic on screen, aided by a knockout performance by Lubna Azabal whose character is just the coolest (in a grumpy-aunt-with-a-heart-of-gold sort of way).
96 %54 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
87 %82 reviewsAudience score rating
"Superbly acted, emotionally resonant ..."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"A surprisingly warm story that subverts expectations at almost every turn."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"It’s tastefully restrained — to the extent that the slow and understated movie overstays its welcome by almost half an hour."
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Variety
Variety"A brave acknowledgement of desire..."
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Indian Express
Indian Express"Best experienced by simply wallowing in the lushness of its fabrics, sartorial and symbolic alike..."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"(Eschews) confrontations for gentler, more complicated forms of connection."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Scrupulous, compassionate, and quietly captivating.."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"It feels like an utterly honest tale of romance."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Precise and vivid..."
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Vulture
Vulture"(The Blue Caftan) has a handmade, lived-in quality, an authenticity that marks Touzani... a director to watch."
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle"The final stretch brings devastating sorrow, a wave of affecting sentiment that’s entirely earned, even noble..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterThe Blue Caftan | Details
Award winner- FIPRESCI Prize, Cannes 2022
- Rating
- 12A, moderate sex
- Runtime
- 122
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- France, Morocco, Belgium, Denmark
