The Blue Caftan *CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2022 | Fipresci Prize Winner* on DVD
$24.99
*WINNER of Fipresci Prize CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2022*
Mina (Lubna Azabal) and her husband Halim (Saleh Bakri) run a small business making and selling bespoke caftans in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. Halim is a master of his trade, and Mina a canny saleswoman, though their wares don’t come cheap and traditional dress is falling out of favour.
Woven with exquisite care, Maryam Touzani’s Cannes Un Certain Regard winning drama reveals a beautiful love triangle in a small Moroccan town. (Where gay relations are forbidden). Touzani explores a complex marriage with tenderness and grace in a sincere and superbly performed film that unfolds in unexpected and heartening ways.
Directed by Maryam Touzani | 2022 | Morocco | M
AVAILABLE ON DVD SEPTEMBER 13th
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*WINNER of Fipresci Prize CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2022*
Mina (Lubna Azabal) and her husband Halim (Saleh Bakri) run a small business making and selling bespoke caftans in one of Morocco’s oldest medinas. Halim is a master of his trade, and Mina a canny saleswoman, though their wares don’t come cheap and traditional dress is falling out of favour.
Woven with exquisite care, Maryam Touzani’s Cannes Un Certain Regard winning drama reveals a beautiful love triangle in a small Moroccan town. (Where gay relations are forbidden). Touzani explores a complex marriage with tenderness and grace in a sincere and superbly performed film that unfolds in unexpected and heartening ways.
Directed by Maryam Touzani | 2022 | Morocco | M
AVAILABLE ON DVD SEPTEMBER 13