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Maspalomas
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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Jose Mari Goenaga
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Runtime:115 minutes
Studio:Irusoin, Moriarti Produkzioak, Bowfinger
Cast
Aitor Arregi, Jose Mari Goenaga
Director
José Ramón Soroiz
Vicente
Nagore Aranburu
Nerea
Kandido Uranga
Xanti
Zorion Eguileor
Ramon
Kepa Errasti
Iñaki
Julian Hackenberg
Dunetako Crusing Gizona
Isaac Dos Santos
Txiringitoko Zerbitzaria
Armani Dvyne
Drag Showgirl
Chris Dell
Gelailuneko Gizona
Alberto Tosco
Arturo
Kevin Medina
Rubén
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