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Ollia Horton

Unconventional Moroccan love story wins prize at Marrakech Film Festival

"The Blue Caftan", by Moroccan director Maryam Touzani, won a shared jury prize at the Marrakesh International Film Festival, 19 November 2022. © Films du Nouveau Monde, Ali n Productions, Velvet film, Snowglobe

“The Blue Caftan”, which won the Jury Prize at the Marrakech International Film Festival in November, explores what people are capable of when it comes to love. Through the eyes of a tailor, Moroccan director Maryam Touzani reveals ordinary people trying to find a balance between tradition, modernity and freedom in a conservative society.

“The Blue Caftan” – which premiered at Cannes earlier this year – shared the Marrakech International Film Festival's Jury Prize with “Alma Viva”, directed by French-Portuguese filmmaker Cristèle Alves Meira.

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