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The Blue Caftan(Movie, 2023)

Original title: "Le Bleu du caftan" (Arabic/AR)
FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 58min | Genres: Drama, Romance / Love
The Blue CaftanRating: 3.7/5 (with 3838 votes)
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. 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, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize in its section. 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. ()
Movie poster of The Blue Caftan

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About The Blue Caftan

Halim has been married to Mina for a long time, with whom he runs a traditional caftan store in the medina (old town) of Salé, Morocco. The couple has always lived with Halim's secret – his homosexuality – about which he has learned to keep quiet. However, Mina's illness and the arrival of a young apprentice upsets this balance. United in their love, each will help the other face his fears.

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The Blue Caftan | Official Trailer HD | Strand Releasing(Trailer, 1:30)

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Additional Information

Production countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Morocco
Original language: Arabic (AR)
Spoken languages: Arabic (AR), French (FR)
Translated into 16 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 03/16/2023 (World premiere: 02/10/2023)
Cast: Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri, Ayoub Missioui
Director: Maryam Touzani
Screenwriter: Maryam Touzani, Nabil Ayouch
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Plavi kaftan"
"O Caftan Azul"
"Túnica Turquesa"
"Das Blau des Kaftans"
"El caftán azul"
"Το μπλε καφτάνι"
"藍袍下的溫柔"
"ブルーカフタン"
"أزرق القفطان"
"Turkusowa suknia"
"Turkusowy kaftan"
"O Azul do Cafetã"
"Голубой кафтан"
"Den blå kaftanen"
"雙手的溫柔"
"Синій каптан"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:493468, Added: 06/27/2022, Last updated: 03/04/2024