Film Theatre 2023/24

The Blue Caftan (Le blue du caftan, France, Denmark, Belgium, Morocco, 2022, 124 min.)

 
Halim and Mina run a traditional caftan store in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. In order to keep up with demanding customers, they hire a talented young man as an apprentice. Mina slowly realizes just how much her husband is moved by his presence.
 

Director: Maryam Touzani
Screenplay: Maryam Touzani, Nabil Ayouch
Photo: Virginie Surdej
Edited by: Nicolas Rumpl
Music by: Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Cast: Lubna Azabal (Mina), Saleh Bakri (Halim), Ayoub Missioui (Youssef), Mounia Lamkimel (stranka), Zakaria Atifi (Bachir), Abdelhamid Zoughi (zdravnik)
Production company: Les Films du Nouveau Monde, Ali n’ Productions, Velvet Films, Snowglobe Films
Festivals and Awards: Cannes 2022: FIPRESCI Award for Best Film in the Special View section; Chicago 2022: Silver Hugo Award for Best Director; Athens 2022: Award of the Greek Film Critics Association for the best film of the festival; Valladolid 2022: Best Actress Award; Marrakesh 2022: Grand Jury Prize; Vancouver 2022: Audience Award for Best Film; Tromsø 2023: Don Quixote Award for Best Film; Gothenburg 2023: dragon prize for the best film of the international competition program; Seattle 2023: Award for Best Director, Award for Best Actor or Actress
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