Maspalomas
18Director: Jose Mari Goenaga, Aitor Arregi
Starring: José Ramón Soroiz, Nagore Aranburu, Kandido Uranga, Zorion Eguileor.
After breaking up with his partner, 76-year-old Vicente lives the life he loves in Maspalomas: sunbathing, partying and the pursuit of pleasure. An unexpected accident forces him to return to San Sebastián and face his daughter, whom he abandoned years before. Placed in a nursing home and surrounded by a conservative environment, he decides to hide his sexual orientation and, almost without realising it, symbolically goes back into the closet, calling into question everything he had achieved.
ode to hope, to the possibility of accepting oneself at any moment in life and overcoming relapses as many times as necessary". Ricardo Rosado, Fotogramas
Awards
2025 | 73 San Sebastián International Film Festival: Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance (José Ramón Soroiz), Sebastiane Award 2025 | 31st Forqué Awards: Best Actor in a Film (José Ramón Soroiz) 2026 | 13th Feroz Awards: Best Main Actor in a Film (José Ramón Soroiz), Best Supporting Actor in a Film (Kandido Uranga) 2026 | 40th Goya Awards: Best Actor (José Ramón Soroiz) 2026 | 34th Actors and Actresses Union Awards: Best Film Actor in a Leading Role (José Ramón Soroiz) 2026 | 29th Sonoma International Film Festival: Grand Jury Award - Best Narrative FeatureScreenings
- Oct92026Edinburgh - Filmhouse8.15pmintro and discussion with Professor Santiago Fouz Hernández (Durham)
Some nudity, implied sex, strong language, drug references.
Screening in collaboration with Etxepare Basque Institute.
