Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, is the “buen retiro” 76‑year‑old Vicente has chosen after coming out to his family at fifty. His seaside life of sun, parties, and cruising among the dunes is upended after he suffers a stroke. He finds himself back in Donostia, his hometown, where his estranged daughter Nerea has placed him in a nursing home. Vicente must now give up the freedom of being himself — something he gained only after years spent hiding. Far from the hedonism of Maspalomas, he is trapped in a prison of social norms he seems unable, or perhaps unwilling, to escape. But life always knows what to do… This Spanish film explores how life can divert us from the paths we carve for ourselves. Thanks in part to the refined performance of José Ramón Soroiz as the protagonist, it received multiple awards at both the Goya Awards and the San Sebastián Film Festival.
Biography
film director
Aitor Arregi
Aitor Arregi is a Basque director and screenwriter born in Oñati. He studied Movie Direction at the Sarobe Centro de Artes Escénicas. In 2002 he founded the production company Moriarti Produkzioak together with Jose Mari Goenaga, whit whom he co-directed several feature films, including the recent Maspalomas (2025). He has been nominated for the Goya Awards for Best Director three times, for Giant (2017), The Endless Trench (2019) e Marco, the Invented Truth (2024). Since 2008, Arregi teaches Audiovisual Communication at Mondragon University.
Jose Mari Goenaga
Jose Mari Goenaga is a Basque director and screenwriter born in Ordizia. After university, he studied Cinema at the Sarobe Center in Urnieta. He has directed several short films, as well as the animated film Supertramps (2004) and the documentary Lucio (2007) together with Aitor Arregi. In 2017 he worked as screenwriter for Handia (by Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño), which received 13 nominations at the Goya Awards. He is a founding member of the production company Moriarti Produkzioak.
Cast
& Credits
Montaggio/Editing Maialen Sarasua Oliden
Fotografia/Photography Javi Agirre Erauso
Scenografia/Production Design Mikel Serrano
Costumi/Costume Design Saioa Lara
Suono/Sound Alazne Ameztoy
Musica/Music Aránzazu Calleja
Interpreti/Cast Jose Ramon Soroir, Nagore Aranburu, Kandido Uranga, Kepa Errasti, Zorion Eguileor
Produttore/Producer Ander Barinaga-Rementeria, Xabier Berzosa, Ander Sargadoy, Fernando Larrondo
Produzione/Production Irusoin, Moriarti Produkzioak, Maspalomas Pelikula Aie, Bowfinger International Pictures
Coproduzione/Coproduction Katuh Studio
Distribuzione Internazionale/International Distribution Film Factory
