THE BLUE CAFTAN – July 13, 7:00PM @ Cinestudio

THE BLUE CAFTAN

Screening Thursday, July 13, 2023, 7:00 PM @ Cinestudio

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. Slowly Mina realizes how much her husband is moved by the presence of the young man. Morocco’s official entry for Best International Film at the 95th Academy Awards.

Director Maryam Touzani | 2022 | France, Morocco, Belgium, Denmark | 122 minutes | in Arabic

FEATURING: Saleh Bakri, Ayoub Missioui, Lubna Azabal

“Whenever you think you know where Maryam Touzani’s entrancing drama THE BLUE CAFTAN is going, she blindsides you with a fierce emotional wallop.” – Robert Daniels, RLittle White Lies

“THE BLUE CAFTAN sets up what seems like a love triangle primed to boil over, but the movie remains at a simmer throughout, eschewing confrontations for gentler, more complicated forms of connection.” – Devika Girish, New York Times