Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Maspalomas

Play trailer Poster for Maspalomas 2025 1h 55m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 6 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Vicente, now 76 years old, came out of the closet and left his wife and daughter when he was 50. He has spent the last 25 years living happily with his partner in Maspalomas (Gran Canaria). However, everything is turned upside down when Vicente suffers a stroke that leaves him in a coma. When he wakes up, he is faced with an unexpected reality: he has been moved back to Donostia, and his daughter has placed him in a nursing home. Vicente decides not to offer any explanation about his sexual orientation. At first, he doesn't think it's necessary. And so, almost without realizing it, Vicente returns to where he started--he goes back into the closet, renouncing everything he worked so hard to achieve.

Critics Reviews

View More (6)
Neil Young Sight & Sound Maspalomas is built around an empathetic and involving performance by Soroiz, who is present in every scene. Sep 30, 2025 Full Review Carolina G. Guerrero EscribiendoCine Beyond the flaws in Vicente's familial plot, the film maintains a narrative coherence that sustains its power. A story that foregrounds dignity, resilience, and the need to face what is normally kept out of view. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 8/10 Sep 29, 2025 Full Review Randy Meeks Espinof [José Ramón Soroiz's characterization of Vicente] is one of the most complex and well-crafted characters in Spanish cinema in recent years, and it is commendable that the directors never fall into simplistic portrayals. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Sep 26, 2025 Full Review Javier Ocaña El Pais (Spain) ...Jose Mari Goenaga's script, written solo this time, tackles several themes about human nature and our coexistence in society that the layering of it all ends up being fascinating. [Full review in Spanish] Sep 26, 2025 Full Review Andrea Zamora Sensacine This is one of those stories that moves even the coldest hearts, but also knows how to evoke smiles. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4.5/5 Sep 26, 2025 Full Review Philipp Engel El Mundo (Spain) The film has the calm and melancholic tone... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 Sep 25, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
Maspalomas

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Movie Info

Synopsis Vicente, now 76 years old, came out of the closet and left his wife and daughter when he was 50. He has spent the last 25 years living happily with his partner in Maspalomas (Gran Canaria). However, everything is turned upside down when Vicente suffers a stroke that leaves him in a coma. When he wakes up, he is faced with an unexpected reality: he has been moved back to Donostia, and his daughter has placed him in a nursing home. Vicente decides not to offer any explanation about his sexual orientation. At first, he doesn't think it's necessary. And so, almost without realizing it, Vicente returns to where he started--he goes back into the closet, renouncing everything he worked so hard to achieve.
Director
Jose-Mari Goenaga, Aitor Arregi
Screenwriter
Jose-Mari Goenaga
Production Co
Irusoin, Moriarti Produkzioak
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 55m