Maspalomas + discussion (esff)
Filmhouse88 Lothian Road
Fri 9 Oct · 20:15
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This film contains flashing lights which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy. Book tickets for two or more of our Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival 2026 films in the same transaction to receive a discount! This Scottish premiere screening in collaboration with Etxepare Basque Institute will have a short 5-minute introduction and will be followed by a discussion with Professor Santiago Fouz Hernández (Durham University). 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.
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