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Calle Málaga (2025)

Calle Málaga poster
Directed by
Maryam Touzani
Genre
drama
Country
Morocco, Germany, France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 57m
Rated
+13
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 53 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A widow named Maria Angeles lives in her family home in Tangier. When her daughter decides to sell the house, Maria fights to keep it.

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What happens

Calle Málaga is a 2025 drama film directed by Maryam Touzani, in her Spanish-language directorial debut, co-written by Touzani and Nabil Ayouch. It stars Carmen Maura as Maria Angeles, a widow who fights to keep her family house in Tangier after her daughter decides to sell it. The film had its world premiere in the Venice Spotlight section of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 29 August 2025, where it won the section's Audience Award. It was theatrically released in France by Ad Vitam on 25 February 2026, and in Spain by Caramel Films on 1 April. It was selected as the Moroccan submission for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated for the short list. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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