Blue Caftan, The
Blue Caftan, The
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Halim and Mina run 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 shows an utmost dedication in learning the art of embroidery and tailoring from Halim. Slowly, Mina realizes how much her husband is moved by the presence of the young man. In Arabic with English subtitles. Winner at Cannes Film Festival Award (FIPRESCI Prize).

Maryam Touzani---Morocco---2023---124 mins.

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  | Mark#58

When a married pair of middle-aged tailors take on a handsome new apprentice, things get interesting. This Moroccan film is a slow boil but it's a satisfying one. The emotions are just below the surface and oddly, it's hard to tell when this takes place since there are NO cell phones and no cars anywhere in the film. Mina (a prickly Luna Abzal) and Halim (likable yet aloof Saleh Bakri) run their little tailor's shop in the middle of town catering to a small but picky clientele. However, their work is so revered that they need to take on extra help and that's when Youssef (a smoldering Ayoub Missioui) comes in as he learns the tricks of the trade from Halim, who is hiding a few tricks of his own as a deeply closeted Muslim man. Mina, it seems, is not well. As she stays away from the shop, I bond between Halim and Youssef starts to build. The attraction is certainly mutual but will they ever act on it? This is definitely a movie about longing. Longing for another life. Longing for more in life. Longing to have, well, more life. Despite the events, the movie has it's own kind of happy ending as the characters need to find their own unique brand of happiness.

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