The Blue Caftan

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 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 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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