

The Blue Caftan
A middle-aged tailor and his wife find their relationship challenged by the arrival of a handsome new apprentice.
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7.2/10
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- Released
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- Language
- Arabic
- bath house
- morocco
- male homosexuality
- lgbt
- gay theme
- homosexual
- homosexuality
- lgbt in africa
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Belgium, Denmark, France, Morocco
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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- C7/10
CinemaSerf
5/15/2023
"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…
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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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