7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Calle Malaga (2025)
Calle Malaga (2025)
Overview
Calle Málaga is a drama directed by Maryam Touzani starring Carmen Maura as María Ángeles, a 79-year-old Spanish woman in Tangier, Morocco. When her divorced daughter Clara (Marta Etura) arrives from Madrid to sell the family apartment, María resists the move and schemes to stay in her home and community.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Christianity: Positive
Islam: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
Calle Málaga is a drama directed by Maryam Touzani starring Carmen Maura as María Ángeles, a 79-year-old Spanish woman in Tangier, Morocco. When her divorced daughter Clara (Marta Etura) arrives from Madrid to sell the family apartment, María resists the move and schemes to stay in her home and community.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film tackles displacement from a cherished home by championing the protagonist's reclamation of autonomy through community ties and romance, balancing familial pressures with individual agency in a manner that avoids ideological extremes.
The film incorporates visible diversity through Moroccan actors in supporting roles that suit the Tangier setting, alongside Spanish leads. Its narrative addresses belonging and displacement in a multicultural context without sharply critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
The film's portrayal of family emphasizes elder independence against adult children's imposed care decisions, endorsing late-life autonomy and chosen community ties over biological family authority. This progressive framing of generational conflict and personal reinvention drives the narrative's family critique.
The nun Josefa acts as a trusted confidante, offering solace through confessional dialogues that underscore the compassionate presence of Christian elements in the protagonist's life.
Local Moroccan characters, including neighbors and an antiques dealer, provide crucial support and form meaningful connections, illustrating the warmth and inclusivity of the Islamic community.
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes appear in the film. The story emphasizes an older woman's agency in reclaiming her home and rediscovering heterosexual intimacy amid community ties.
No transsexual characters or themes appear in the film. Maria Angeles' arc of reclaiming her Tangier apartment and pursuing romance with antiques dealer Abslam focuses on aging, independence, and family ties without addressing transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Calle Málaga presents an original story with newly created characters, including an elderly Spanish woman resisting the sale of her Tangier home, without any adaptations, prior installments, or historical bases that feature gender swaps.
Calle Málaga presents an original story of a Spanish woman in Morocco, with no adaptations, biopics, or legacy characters establishing prior racial baselines for its cast.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
7.3
Critic Ratings
9.8
7.3
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