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The Blue Caftan

2023 · 122 min

A quiet, tender portrait of love and sacrifice that unfolds with patient grace, immersing you in its intimate world.

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

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • family
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Maryam Touzani
Written by
Maryam Touzani, Nabil Ayouch
Starring
Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri, Ayoub Messioui, Zakaria Atifi, Mounia Lamkimel, Abdelhamid Zoughi, Fatima Hilal, Mariam Lalouaz
Music
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Cinematography
Virginie Surdej
Runtime
122 min
Country
Belgium, Denmark, France, Morocco
Languages
Arabic

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