25/07/2025 - Carmen Maura stars alongside Marta Etura in a film that explores themes such as the bond with a place and the right to desire in later life, with international sales by Films Boutique

Calle Málaga, the new film by Maryam Touzani, begins its international journey with a double selection: the Spanish-Moroccan filmmaker's third feature film will be presented in the Venice Spotlight section at the 82nd Venice Film Festival and in the Special Presentations section at the Toronto Film Festival.

The director made her feature film debut with Adam [+see also:
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The main actors in Calle Málaga includes Carmen Maura (winner of the Best Actress Award at Cannes, alongside the female cast of Volver [+see also:
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film profile], for which she also received a Goya Award, an award she has also won for La comunidad, ¡Ay, Carmela! and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown [+see also:
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Filmed in Morocco and in Spanish, Calle Málaga is written by the director together with filmmaker Nabil Ayouch (God's Horses [+see also:
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Calle Málaga is a co-production between Morocco (through the company Ali n' Productions, led by Nabil Ayouch), France (Amine Benjelloun and Jean-Rémi Ducourtioux for Les Films du Nouveau Monde), Spain (Simón de Santiago and Fernando Bovaira for Mod Producciones), Germany (Fred Burle and Sol Bondy for One Two Films) and Belgium (Sebastian Schelenz for Velvet Films). It features the participation of RTVE and Movistar Plus+, and has received funding from the ICAA. Its international sales are managed by the Germany-based agency Films Boutique, and Caramel Films will release the film in Spanish cinemas in early 2026.

(Translated from Spanish)