Maryam Touzani’s “The Blue Caftan,” a drama revolving around the love between a closeted man and his wife, has sold more than 500,000 tickets around the world.
The Arabic-language movie, which world premiered at Cannes in 2022 and won the Fipresci prize, has sold the most admissions overseas than any other Moroccan film in recent history, according to French promotion org Unifrance. “The Blue Caftan” was particularly successful in France, where it sold 214,000 admissions, followed by the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and Japan.
Produced by leading Moroccan filmmaker Nabil Ayouch, “The Blue Caftan” stars Lubna Azabal (“Incendies”) and Saleh Bakri.
Touzani’s follow-up to Un Certain Regard title “Adam,” “The Blue Caftan” tells the story of Halim and Mina, a married couple running a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. In order to keep up with the commands of the demanding customers, they hire Youssef. The talented apprentice...
The Arabic-language movie, which world premiered at Cannes in 2022 and won the Fipresci prize, has sold the most admissions overseas than any other Moroccan film in recent history, according to French promotion org Unifrance. “The Blue Caftan” was particularly successful in France, where it sold 214,000 admissions, followed by the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and Japan.
Produced by leading Moroccan filmmaker Nabil Ayouch, “The Blue Caftan” stars Lubna Azabal (“Incendies”) and Saleh Bakri.
Touzani’s follow-up to Un Certain Regard title “Adam,” “The Blue Caftan” tells the story of Halim and Mina, a married couple running a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. In order to keep up with the commands of the demanding customers, they hire Youssef. The talented apprentice...
- 11/21/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Halim (Saleh Bakri) and Youssef (Ayoub Missioui) in The Blue Caftan. Maryam Touzani: 'I think that the emotion can be expressed through different little gestures, through glance through very little details that we don't necessarily see' Photo: New Wave The delicate fabric of love is examined from unusual angles in the second feature from Maryam Touzani. The Blue Caftan tells the story of the complex relationship that develops between tailor Halim (Saleh Bakri), his wife Mina (Lubna Azabal) and Youssef (Ayoub Missioui), an apprentice who they take on. Touzani’s film is as delicately worked as one of Halim’s caftans as she takes time to build the characters and their story into a drama full of understanding and hopefulness.
The inspiration for the caftan itself - which we see Halim intricately working on during the course of the film, came from Touzani’s own family.
She says: “I...
The inspiration for the caftan itself - which we see Halim intricately working on during the course of the film, came from Touzani’s own family.
She says: “I...
- 4/30/2023
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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