Maspalomas

Maspalomas

Directed by Jose Mari Goenaga, Aitor Arregi

Produced by Irusoin, Moriarti Produkzioak

2025115 min6.9 / 10

An introspective character study of an aging gay man forced to confront estrangement, identity suppression, and mortality as he navigates between his liberated past and a constraining present.

After breaking up with his partner, 76 year-old Vicente leads life the way he likes it in Maspalomas: he spends his days lying in the sun, partying, and looking for pleasure. An unexpected accident obliges him to return to San Sebastián and to the daughter he abandoned years ago. Vicente will have to live in a retirement home where he finds himself driven back into the closet and to conceal a part of himself that he thought was long resolved. In this new environment, Vicente must ask himself if he has enough time left to make his peace with others… and with himself.

Questions people ask

  • Is Maspalomas sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Maspalomas violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Maspalomas scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Maspalomas easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Maspalomas end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

55/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity48

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise54

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Maspalomas

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Maspalomas

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Maspalomas, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Maspalomas, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Maspalomas, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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