For those familiar with Middle Eastern cinema, The Blue Caftan is quite the miracle.
Breaking taboos and delivering a message of tolerance and acceptance while never falling into the trap of morally judging its characters, this is a film that deserves to be celebrated for its sheer audacity at a time when several Arab filmmakers are sticking more and more to conventional narratives in hopes of securing funding at a time that’s much more turbulent and less prone to risk taking.
Source: ‘The Blue Caftan’ review: A groundbreaking LGBTQ film of MENA cinema [A-] | TIFF – AwardsWatch