The Blue Caftan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMaryam Touzani
Written by
Produced byNabil Ayouch
Starring
CinematographyVirginie Surdej
Edited byNicolas Rumpl
Music byKristian Eidnes Andersen
Production
companies
  • Les Films du Nouveau Monde
  • Ali n' Productions
  • Velvet Films
  • Snowglobe
  • RTBF
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 26 May 2022 (2022-05-26) (Cannes)
  • 22 February 2023 (2023-02-22) (Morocco)
  • 22 March 2023 (2023-03-22) (France)
  • 29 March 2023 (2023-03-29) (Belgium)
  • 7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) (Denmark)
Running time
123 minutes[1]
Countries
  • France
  • Morocco
  • Belgium
  • Denmark
LanguageArabic

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.[2][3]

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.[4]

Cast

Release

The film was selected to be screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 75th Cannes Film Festival,[5] where it had its world premiere on 26 May 2022.[6]

The film was released in Morocco on 22 February 2023 by Megarama Distribution.[7] Ad Vitam Distribution released the film in France on 22 March 2023.[8] It was also released in Belgium on 29 March 2023 by Cinéart.[9] Danish distributor Camera Film released the film on 7 September 2023.[10]

International sales are handled by Films Boutique.[11]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on 53 reviews, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A love story shaped by some surprising contours, The Blue Caftan surveys the hidden heart with compassion and grace."[12] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 83 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[13] The Blue Caftan received an average rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 27 reviews.[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Blue Caftan". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ Vivarelli, Nick (17 May 2022). "Morocco's Maryam Touzani Tackles Taboo Issues in the Arab World in 'Blue Caftan'". Variety. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Quinlan, Caitlin (26 May 2022). "Un Certain Regard Title 'The Blue Caftan' – Making a Statement in Morocco with a LGBTQ Love Story". Variety. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Le long métrage "Le bleu du caftan" de Maryam Touzani représentera le Maroc dans la présélection des Oscars 2023 (CCM)". MAP Express (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  5. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (21 April 2022). "17 new titles added to Cannes' Official Selection". Cineuropa. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Cannes: Le Bleu du Caftan de Maryam Touzani projeté le 26 mai". H24info.ma (in French). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Qods Chabâa (3 February 2023). "Le Bleu du caftan, film de Meryam Touzani, en salles le 22 février". Le360 (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "De grandes espérances, Le Bleu du caftan, Eternal Daughter... : les films de la semaine aidés par le CNC" (in French). CNC. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Le Bleu du Caftan" (in French). Cinéart. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  10. ↑ Christensen, Ralf (7 September 2023). "Marokkansk sansebombe fortæller mest med blikke og med hænder". Dagbladet Information (in Danish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (9 August 2022). "Cannes Winner 'The Blue Caftan' Lands North American Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "The Blue Caftan". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "The Blue Caftan". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "Critiques Presse pour le film Le Bleu du Caftan". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2023.


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