Dir. Maryam Touzani | 2025 | Morocco, Spain | 116 mins | Rated M
Starring Carmen Maura, Marta Etura, Ahmed Boulane, María Alfonsa Rosso, Miguel Garcés
Winner of the Audience Award at the 2025 Venice Film Festival and Morocco’s official submission for the 2026 Academy Awards (Best International Feature Film). A sun-drenched portrait of aging brimming with nostalgia, humour, and hope, Calle Málaga (Malaga Street) is a love letter to Tangier and the women who age with heart.
From filmmaker Maryam Touzani (The Blue Caftan, Adam), Calle Málaga stars the legendary Carmen Maura (Volver, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) as María Ángeles, a spirited 79-year-old Spaniard who has spent her life in Tangier’s Spanish quarter. Her world is upended when her daughter returns from Madrid determined to sell the family apartment. To protect her home and the memories it holds, María fights back and, unexpectedly, rediscovers love and sensuality.
Official Selection
Venice Film Festival 2025
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2025
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2026
Awards
Audience Award – Venice International Film Festival 2025
Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature – Denver Film Festival 2025
Best Film – International Competition – Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2025
Best Actress – Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2025
Audience Award – Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2025
Audience Favorite – Mill Valley Film Festival 2025
Audience Award – Tromsø International Film Festival 2026
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Rialto Cinema, Newmarket
Lido Cinema, Epsom
Bridgeway Cinema, Northcote Point
Cathay Cinema, Kerikeri
Lido Cinema Hamilton, Hamilton
Len Lye Centre Cinema, New Plymouth
Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu
Gaiety Theatre, Wairoa
Dome Cinema, Gisborne
Shoreline Cinema, Waikanae
The Gecko, MotuekaRialto Cinemas, Dunedin
St James Theatre, Gore
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“A lovely ode to growing old but not giving in to age, to living life as it is meant to be lived — on your own terms.”
Deadline
“Beautifully crafted and emotionally textured … a tender portrait of memory, home and generational distance.”
SeeNews
“Brimming with life and love, and urging us to think deeply about generational divides.”
Cineuropa
“Charming ode to independence at old age.”
Dirty Movies
“The incandescent Carmen Maura, whose earthy naturalness, sly humor and tenacious spirit feed a direct link back to her Almodóvarian glory days.”
Hollywood Reporter
“The most prominent and devoted leading showcase Carmen Maura has had in years, and one she carries with her invaluable brand of internally illuminated, can’t-be-taught charisma.”
Variety
“Carmen Maura fills the role with an unassuming, yet compelling depth.”
InReview
“An enormously brave, central performance by Carmen Maura… a must-see film.”
Movie We Texted About
“Carmen Maura is on top form.”
OUT NOW
“The director of THE BLUE CAFTAN delivers her finest film yet.”
The Moveable Fest
“Carmen Maura shines as a woman on the move.”
The Moveable Fest
“A touching portrait of a dwindling diasporic community.”
InReview
