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The Blue Caftan

7.2(196)20232h 2m2

A middle-aged tailor and his wife find their relationship challenged by the arrival of a handsome new apprentice.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
Arabic
  • bath house
  • morocco
  • male homosexuality
  • lgbt
  • gay theme
  • homosexual
  • homosexuality
  • lgbt in africa

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Behind the camera

Produced in

Belgium, Denmark, France, Morocco

Where to watch

Availability for United States. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)10 Feb 2023
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereBFI London Film Festival14 Oct 2022
    • Theatrical (limited)5 May 2023
    • Digital / OTT5 May 2023
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival 12 Aug 2022
    • PremiereMelbourne Queer Film Festival12 Nov 2022
    • TheatricalM18 May 2023
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival11 Sept 2022
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical1210 Feb 2023
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical15+16 Mar 2023
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical157 Sept 2023
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival26 May 2022
    • Theatrical22 Mar 2023
    • Physical22 Jul 2023
    • TVARTE11 Jun 2025
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1216 Mar 2023
    • Physical1214 Jul 2023
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical30 Mar 2023
  • IsraelIL

    • Theatrical21 Mar 2024
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical21 Sept 2023

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The Blue Caftan was released on 10 February 2023.

Audience reviews

2
  • C

    CinemaSerf

    5/15/2023

    7/10

    "Halim" (Saleh Bakri) lives with his ailing wife "Mina" (Lubna Azabal) and together they run a small tailoring business. Now he is a master craftsman, everything is measured, cut and stitched by hand - a fairly labour intensive and time consuming process. To help meet the demands of his impatient customers, he has acquired an handsome apprentice "Youssef" (Ayoub Missioui) who takes a keen interest in his work and dem…

  • R

    RedaX*

    3/5/2024

    Very mediocre and not a step-up from Meryam Touzani's first feature which was also an okay film. The relationship between the three main characters wasn't dynamic or memorable. The moments when the film was trying to go deep with the relationship of the characters or their past didn't bring us closer to the characters. And I have to say that Loubna Azabal and Saleh Bakri Moroccan dialect isn't compelling and it…

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