Maspalomas
Vicente, an elderly gay man, decides to hide his sexual orientation after moving to a nursing home, where he will have to face his own fears and prejudices.
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"There are films you don't just watch - you feel them trembling inside you. Maspalomas is one of those rare ones. It smells of salt and sweat, of skin under the sun and rain on your face, of desire and guilt, of everything we were and everything we still fear to become. Vicente, at 76, carrying his scars like medals of survival, stands for all those who loved in silence, who learned too late that freedom is a muscle - one that withers when left unused. Goenaga and Arregi film as if they were caressing a wound - tenderly, but without fear. They take us from the glowing light of Maspalomas ..."
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In one of the promotional posters, below the title Maspalomas appear ten words whose initial matches with every letter of the title as if it was an acronym: "Mar Armario Sexo Padre Amistad Libido Orgullo Miedo Amor Sonrisa". Translated to English it would be: "Sea Closet Sex Father Friendship Libido Pride Fear Love Smile".
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Vicente, an elderly gay man, decides to hide his sexual orientation after moving to a nursing home, where he will have to face his own fears and prejudices.