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The Blue Caftan

Tue, Jul 18, 2023
    Part of
  • BAM Film 2023
  • and
  • Contemporary Arab Cinema
Directed by Maryam Touzani
With Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri, Ayoub Messioui

Halim is one of the few enduring maalems, or master tailors, in one of Morocco’s oldest quarters. Along with his wife Mina, he runs a traditional caftan store and services demanding clientele. But when a talented apprentice is hired to help keep up with orders, the young man’s presence and effect on the closeted Halim finally force the couple to face the truth about their relationship. The Blue Caftan is a sensitive, perspective-shifting ode to cultural tradition and the craft of love.

UPCOMING Screenings

      RUNNING TIME

      123min

      VENUE

      Peter Jay Sharp Building
      BAM Rose Cinemas

      FORMAT

      DCP

      LANGUAGE

      In Arabic with English Subtitles

      TICKET INFORMATION

      General Admission: $16
      Members: $8

      Leadership support for
      BAM Access Programs provided by
      the Jerome L. Greene Foundation

      JL Greene

      Leadership support for
      BAM Film provided by
      the Ford Foundation and
      The Thompson Family Foundation

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