Starring Saleh Bakri, Lubna Azabal and Ayoub Missioui, the film was also selected in the prestigious “Special Presentations” section of the Toronto International Film Festival, where it was screened alongside films such as Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans”, “Empire of Light ”By Sam Mendes or“ The triangle of sadness ”by Ruben Östlund, Palme d’Or 2022.
Produced by Nabil Ayouch and co-produced by Amine Benjelloun, Le Bleu du Caftan “tells the story of Halim and Mina, a couple who run a caftan shop in the medina of Salé, flanked by Youssef, a young apprentice who shares with his maalem, Halim, the same sincere passion for sewing. The film is about transmission, tradition and love.
The critically acclaimed film from the US
Chosen to represent Morocco at the Oscars, the film will be distributed in about thirty countries around the world, including North America, where the prestigious film magazine The Hollywood Reporter described the film as ‘a work of beauty’ done in mano ‘”while Screen International describes it as” well structured … a superbly executed and emotionally resonant offering “. The film is being released in the United States by Strand Releasing. Several American trade magazines have already made it one of the serious contenders in the running for the Oscars.
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