I would like to start by saying how great the actors were. The movie basically focuses on 3 characters and most of the scenes were either at the shop or the house, and there is not much dialogue but the movie never felt too slow mainly because of the amazing performance by the lead actors. The actor who played Halim did much of the heavy lifting, he doesn't say much but in every scene his eyes speak a thousand words, also I didn't even realize that he's not Moroccan until after two thirds of the movie when I suddenly realized something is not right with his accent, so on top of the award worthy performance he did a great job in that regard as it's very hard for other Arabs to imitate the Moroccan accent.
There is a sub-theme about how hand crafting caftans is a dying art as it's expensive and time consuming and how people today prefer to get it machine sewed. They handled this topic with so much care albeit a bit too niche but it served to make us like the characters more and appreciate their dedication to such a beautiful craftmanship.
All in all, I went into this movie with very high expectations and was not let let down. 10/10.
There is a sub-theme about how hand crafting caftans is a dying art as it's expensive and time consuming and how people today prefer to get it machine sewed. They handled this topic with so much care albeit a bit too niche but it served to make us like the characters more and appreciate their dedication to such a beautiful craftmanship.
All in all, I went into this movie with very high expectations and was not let let down. 10/10.