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Halim is married to Mina, with whom he has long run a caftan shop in the Moroccan city of Salé. She attends their customers, and he is a maalem, an exquisite tailler, one of the last ones to practice the sensible art of brodery and hand sewing. Between them there is a secret, something not-spoken, and, in that conservative life, Halim keeps his most intimate wishes inside. But a serious illness and the arrival of a young apprentice will break the couple’s balance. United by a deep love, Halim and Mina will help each other to overcome their fears. In a very sensible way, Touzani reveals all these secrets, as Halim creates a very delicate oil blue caftan, embroidered in golden thread.
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Cast:
Lubna Azabal; Saleh Bakri; Ayoub Missioui -
Original Title:
The Blue Caftan -
Country:
France, Morocco, Belgium, Denmark -
Year:
2022 - 118’ AR, Subtitles: PT, EN
Director
Maryam Touzani
Maryam Touzani was born in Tangier in 1980 and spent her childhood in her hometown before pursuing university studies in journalism in London. Passionate about writing, she returned to Morocco after her studies and worked there as a journalist.
In 2008, she wrote and directed a documentary for the first National Women’s Day in Morocco. She did her first short movie When They Slept in 2012. She collaborated in Much Love (2015), working on development of the script and participating in the shooting at various levels. After that she co-wrote with Nabil Ayouch the feature film Razzia (2017), where she also plays one of the main roles. Razzia was presented in competition at the Toronto International Film Festival and represented Morocco at the Oscars.
Adam (2019), her first fiction film, was part of the selection of the Cannes Film Festival. In 2019 she becomes a member of the Academy of Oscars, and that same year Adam will be the official selection of Morocco for the Oscar.
In 2008, she wrote and directed a documentary for the first National Women’s Day in Morocco. She did her first short movie When They Slept in 2012. She collaborated in Much Love (2015), working on development of the script and participating in the shooting at various levels. After that she co-wrote with Nabil Ayouch the feature film Razzia (2017), where she also plays one of the main roles. Razzia was presented in competition at the Toronto International Film Festival and represented Morocco at the Oscars.
Adam (2019), her first fiction film, was part of the selection of the Cannes Film Festival. In 2019 she becomes a member of the Academy of Oscars, and that same year Adam will be the official selection of Morocco for the Oscar.
