Calle Málaga

• Carmen Maura as Maria Angeles • Marta Etura as Clara • Ahmed Boulane as Abslam • María Alfonsa Rosso as Josefa • Miguel Garcés as Doctor Tovar • La Imèn as Soukaina ==Production==

In May 2024, it was reported that Touzani would make her Spanish-language feature debut, with Films Boutique acquired the film's international sales. The project received a €551,289 production grant from the Spanish Institute of Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts in September 2024. In November 2024, it secured a €500,000 production grant from the Eurimages. In February 2025, it was revealed that Carmen Maura joined the cast. The film is a co-production by companies from Morocco (Ali n' Productions), France (Les Films du Nouveau Monde), Spain (Mod Producciones), Germany (One Two Films) and Belgium (Velvet Films), and it had the participation of RTVE and Movistar Plus+. Principal photography took place in Tangier, Morocco and wrapped in January 2025. ==Release==

Calle Málaga had its world premiere at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival at the Venice Spotlight section. It had its North American premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2025 at the Special Presentations section. It will open the 37th Palm Springs International Film Festival on 2 January 2026. It was selected as the opening film for the official selection the 29th Málaga Film Festival. Ad Vitam acquired the film's French distribution and originally set an 18 March 2026 theatrical release date, later re-scheduled to 25 February 2026. Caramel Films is set to release theatrically the film in Spanish theatres on 1 April 2026. Strand Releasing acquired North American distribution rights. Rights were also sold in Australia and New Zealand (Potential), Austria (Panda Lichtspiele), Benelux (Cinéart), Germany (Pandora), Italy (Movies Inspired), Greece (Danaos), Hungary (Cirko Film), Morocco (Zaza Films), Poland (Gutek), Portugal (Leopardo Filmes), Scandinavia (Future Film), and Switzerland (Filmcoopi). == Reception ==

For Deadline, film reviewer Pete Hammond writes the film is "a lovely ode to growing old but not giving in to age" and calls it "a joy largely because of its veteran star who envelops the screen." Sergio F. Pinilla of Cinemanía rated Calle Málaga 3½ out of 5 stars, declaring it a "comforting, luminous, and cathartic" film. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 98% of 41 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Anchored by a resplendent turn from Carmen Maura, Calle Málaga modest scale belies an outsize charm and wisdom as it gently celebrates the right to self-determination." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100 based on 12 critics, which the site labels as "generally favorable" reviews. Accolades == See also ==