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Maryam Touzani (born 17 September 1980) is a Moroccan filmmaker and actress. She is best known as the director of the critically acclaimed film Adam (2019), Morocco's entry for the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film, and The Blue Caftan (2022), the country's submission for the same award for the 95th Academy Awards.
Maryam Touzani. Writer: The Blue Caftan. Born in Tangier in 1980, Maryam Touzani spent her childhood in her hometown before pursuing university studies in journalism in London.
May 15, 2023 · Moroccan director and screenwriter Maryam Touzani will be part of the 76th Cannes Film Festival jury, alongside eight others from the industry. The jury will decide who will be awarded the Palme d’or prize, from one of the 21 films announced in competition.
Feb 1, 2023 · Over the last decade writer/director Maryam Touzani has emerged as a sharp voice in Moroccan cinema. Her humanist dramas “Adam” and “The Blue Caftan” both center characters at odds with the society around them while exploring the tension between tradition and modernity.
Jun 8, 2023 · 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 movie tells the story of a woman and her secretly gay husband who together run a traditional shop making caftans.
May 27, 2019 · A desperate woman pregnant out of wedlock is begrudgingly given a haven by a widow trapped by her grief in Maryam Touzani’s likable debut. By Jay Weissberg.
Sep 1, 2023 · The Blue Caftan: Directed by Maryam Touzani. With Lubna Azabal, Saleh Bakri, Ayoub Missioui, Mounia Lamkimel. A middle-aged tailor and his wife find their relationship challenged by the arrival of a handsome new apprentice.
