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The Blue Caftan

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7.3/10 • 111

2023-02-102h 2m

DramaRomance

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.

Directors
Maryam Touzani

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  1. Lubna Azabal

    Lubna Azabal

    Mina

  2. Saleh Bakri

    Saleh Bakri

    Halim

  3. Ayoub Messioui

    Ayoub Messioui

    Youssef

  4. Zakaria Atifi

    Zakaria Atifi

    Bachir

  5. Mounia Lamkimel

    Mounia Lamkimel

    Blue Caftan Client

  6. Abdelhamid Zoughi

    Abdelhamid Zoughi

    Doctor

  7. Fatima Hilal

    Fatima Hilal

    Boutique Customer

  8. Mariam Lalouaz

    Mariam Lalouaz

    Boutique Customer

  9. Kholoud El Ouehabi

    Kholoud El Ouehabi

    Boutique Customer

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May 15, 2023

7/10

"Halim" (Saleh Bakri) lives with his ailing wife "Mina" (Lubna Azabal) and together they run a small tailoring business. Now he is a master craftsman, everything is measured, cut and stitched by hand - a fairly labour intensive and time consuming process. To help meet the demands of his impatient customers, he has acquired an handsome apprentice "Youssef" (Ayoub Missioui) who takes a keen interest in his work and demonstrates an aptitude that is increasingly appreciated by "Halim". What's also fairly obvious is that both men are attracted to each other and we now embark on a rather delicate triangle in which the two men - entirely platonically - develop their relationship under the watchful gaze of his wife whom we suspect suspects, but... It's a very gently paced film this, allowing the three strong performances from these on-form character actors to develop slowly and engagingly and though the underpinning issues of sexuality in a country that is still largely unwelcoming is part of the theme, it is not a greater a part than the observation of the couple's happy marriage nor of the creative beauty of the men's skills at creating garments of delicacy and fineness. It's a film about discovery and family and I found it worked really quite well as we navigate a myriad of challenges towards the conclusion that, like the rest of this story, is anything but simple. It's quite observational in nature, so don't expect things to rattle along - they don't, but it draws together threads of lives and choices in as intricate a fashion as any of his creations and is really well worth a watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Arabic
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Keywords
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