DIRECTED BY MARYAM TOUZANI
WRITTEN BY MARYAM TOUZANI & NABIL AYOUCH
STARRING CARMEN MAURA

From the director and screenwriters of THE BLUE CAFTAN (a 2023 FF premiere): In a Spanish-speaking enclave of Tangier, widowed Maria—Almodóvar leading lady Carmen Maura (WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN)—loves her life on Calle Malaga, with her friendly neighbors, grocers, and café owners who know her routines, and a large flat filled with treasured belongings. But when her daughter Clara, the legal owner of the flat who is facing divorce and financial crisis back in Spain, insists on selling it—Maria is relegated to either live-in grandma status or a retirement home. Maria’s spunky (and wickedly humorous) obstinance and Clara’s mid-life desperation are both affecting, revealing as much of Maria’s vibrancy as her hardened entitlement and maternal shortcomings. A universal tragicomedy, offering compassion for today's aging parents and their adult children.  

Presented with support from The Robert E. Appel Fund for Spanish and Portuguese Language Films

2025     116 MIN.     MOROCCO / FRANCE / SPAIN / GERMANY / BELGIUM
STRAND RELEASING     IN SPANISH AND ARABIC WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES

Feb 6 at 6:15pm - Q&A with filmmaker Maryam Touzani
Feb 7 at 2:00pm - Q&A with filmmaker Maryam Touzani, Co-Presented by ArteEast