An aging Spanish woman in Tangier resists her daughter's decision to sell her home. Determined to stay, she does everything she can to keep her home and reclaim the belongings of a lifetime. Along the way, she rediscovers love and desire.
Country of Origin: France,Spain,Germany,Belgium,Morocco
Language: Spanish,Arabic
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An aging Spanish woman in Tangier resists her daughter's decision to sell her home. Determined to stay, she does everything she can to keep her home and reclaim the belongings of a lifetime. Along the way, she rediscovers love and desire.
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Carmen Maura delivers a career-highlight performance as 79-year-old María Ángeles, a lifelong Tangier resident fighting her daughter Clara (Marta Etura) over selling the family apartment; Maura immersed by living alone in the set for weeks, channeling real Spanish expat retirees' resilience against displacement.
Touzani's visual style—warm golden-hour cinematography contrasting cool apartment interiors—mirrors María's emotional thaw; Etura's Clara subplot explores generational exile guilt, with rehearsals incorporating real Tangier Spanish community testimonies for nuanced mother-daughter confrontations.
Selected for IFFR 2026 and French release February 25, the film positions Touzani as a cross-cultural bridge post-Adam, blending vitalist humanism with subtle activism on aging rights; Maura's preparation included Darija lessons, elevating the ensemble's chemistry in bilingual intimacy scenes.