Calle Malaga

María Ángeles, a 79-year-old Spanish woman, lives alone in Tangier, Morocco, and enjoys her daily routine. However, her life is turned upside down when her daughter arrives from Madrid to sell the apartment in which she has always lived. Determined to stay, she does everything she can to get her home and her belongings back and, unexpectedly, rediscovers love and sensuality.

Calle Málaga was born out of a deep need to reconnect with my memories, explore them, and bring them back to life. I believe what we create is an echo of the traces life leaves within us. When I was born, my Spanish grandmother was already living with my parents in Tangier. Like many Spaniards, she had moved there as a young girl and stayed for the rest of her life. She could never have imagined leaving the city she adored — her city. Today, she rests in a forgotten cemetery in Tangier, alongside others who, like her, chose this land as home. Growing up, I watched her friends — part of the large Spanish community — struggle to avoid being uprooted. They were often misunderstood by their children, who had moved to Spain and wanted them to follow. That visceral attachment moved me deeply. I felt the need to explore this powerful bond, and María Ángeles’s character came to embody not only that desire, but also other questions that had haunted me for years. I believe growing old is a privilege, and every wrinkle on our face is a testament to a life fully lived, with all its joys and sorrows. I wanted to portray a different kind of ageing: one still full of life, defying the limits often imposed on it. Through María Ángeles, I wanted to confront society’s views on ageing — the expectations, the prejudices, the barriers — and have her break through them. I believe in the freedom to age as we wish. I wanted to tell a different story: one that is vibrant, sensual, and defiant. And in doing so, return to my roots, to shoot my first feature in this city that is also my own.

PRODUCTION 1:
Les Films du Nouveau Monde - Nabil Ayouch, Amine Benjelloun, Jean-Remi Ducourtioux
23 Rue Fourcroy
75017 Paris, France
Tel: +33 6 10 56 18 03
E-mail: jr.ducourtioux@alinprod.com

PRODUCTION 2:
Ali n’ Productions - Amine Benjelloun
Rue n° 36, Villa n° 80/82 Hay Elhana
20000 Casablanca, Morocco
Tel: +212 5 22 94 99 49
E-mail: a.benjelloun@alinprod.com
Social Media: instagram.com/ali_n_productions - Instagram

PRODUCTION 3:
Mod Producciones - Simón de Santiago, Fernando Bovaira
P.º de La Habana, 12, 2-D
28036 Madrid, Spain
Tel: +34 91 5903331
E-mail: info@modmedia.es
Web: www.modproducciones.es
Social Media: @mod_producciones - Instagram

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One Two Films - Fred Burle, Sol Bondy
Hauptstraße 30
10827 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 3053156866
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