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
VIC
Kino Cinema, Melbourne
Palace Pentridge Cinema, Coburg
Palace Cinemas Balwyn, Balwyn
Palace Cinema Como, South Yarra
Palace Brighton Bay, Brighton
Palace Cinemas Penny Lane, Moonee Ponds
Cinema Nova, Carlton
Eclipse Cinema, Collingwood
Classic Cinemas, Elsternwick
Lido Cinemas, Hawthorn
Cameo Cinemas, Belgrave
Brunswick Picture House, Brunswick
Thornbury Picture House, Thornbury
The Pivotonian Cinema, South Geelong
Theatre Royal, Castlemaine (21 May)
…more cinemas to be confirmed
NSW
Palace Cinemas Moore Park, Moore Park
Palace Central Cinemas, Chippendale
Palace Norton Street, Leichhardt
Plaza Theatre, Laurieton
Ritz Cinemas, Randwick
Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace, Cremorne
Dendy Cinemas, Newtown
Golden Age Cinema, Surry Hills (9 May)
Avoca Beach Theatre, Avoca Beach (21 May)
Star Court Theatre, Lismore (26 & 29 April)
Tower Cinemas Newcastle, Newcastle (14 & 17 June)
Narooma Kinema, Narooma
Gala Twin Cinema, Warrawong
Empire Cinema, Bowral (16 &18 August)
…more cinemas to be confirmed
QLD
Palace Barracks, Brisbane
Regal Cinema, Graceville
Dendy Cinemas, Southport
…more cinemas to be confirmed
WA
Luna Palace Leederville, Leederville
Luna Palace Leederville | Moroccan Afternoon Tea Screening
Luna On SX, Fremantle
Luna On SX | Moroccan Afternoon Tea Screening
Luna Palace Windsor Cinema, Nedlands
…more cinemas to be confirmed
ACT
Palace Electric Cinemas, Canberra
Dendy Cinemas, Canberra
…more cinemas to be confirmed
SA
Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas, Adelaide
Palace Nova Prospect Cinemas, Prospect
…more cinemas to be confirmed
TAS
State Cinema, Hobart
…more cinemas to be confirmed
NT
Alice Springs Cinema, Alice Springs (9 May)
Deckchair Cinema, Darwin City (28 April, 2&5 May)
—
“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
