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TV tonight: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer go head to head in first televised debate

The leaders of the UK’s two main parties slug it out in the pre-election debates. Plus: Dionne Brown is sharp in new comedy Queenie. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

In "The Blue Caftan," Moroccan film director tackles LGBTQ+ love and celebrates embroidery craft

In her latest film, “The Blue Caftan,” Moroccan director Maryam Touzani delicately weaves overlapping tales, both traditional and largely taboo in her country and its region

The Independent UK

The Blue Caftan review – finely crafted Moroccan love story

The secret of a tailor’s homosexuality is woven into his married life in Maryam Touzani’s gently observed drama

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The Blue Caftan review – tender Moroccan love story between a gay tailor and his wife

Maryam Touzani’s compassionate and complex film slowly peels back the layers of a marriage between a couple who work together in their dressmaker’s shop

The Guardian - UK

Morocco: Women's voices

Morocco is often hailed for its stability, its position as a regional leader in women's rights and for having a rich cultural history. But it's still a largely male-dominated society. So what does that mean for women in the arts? Eve Jackson meets three female creatives in and around Morocco's…

France 24

Sensuous and detailed, Moroccan film wins at Marrakech International Film Festival

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the film “The Blue Caftan”. There’s “On This Day”, the bonus question and the “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick, listener news, and “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on…

Radio France Internationale

Moroccan director wants 'healthy' debate on gay rights

Rabat (AFP) - Moroccan director Maryam Touzani hopes her latest film, shortlisted for an Oscar, will provoke "a healthy, much-needed debate" around LGBTQ rights and challenge taboos in the conservative country.

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Unconventional Moroccan love story wins prize at Marrakech Film Festival

“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…

Radio France Internationale

Moroccan Cinema Marks Significant Presence at FFIM

The Moroccan cinema has emphasized its powerful presence at the Marrakesh International Film Festival (FFIM) with the honoring of Director Farida Benlyazid, the screening of Maryam Touzani’s “The Blue Caftan” film, Moroccan director Laila Marrakchi’s membership in the official competition’s jury led by Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino, and the ongoing…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rap the casbah: the Casablanca school giving young hip-hop stars a voice

Nabil Ayouch’s film Casablanca Beats offers a glimpse of how Moroccan teens are finding an outlet in hip-hop. The director reveals how its positive energy has given him hope

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