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‘The Blue Caftan’ Director Maryam Touzani to Make Spanish-Language Debut With ‘Calle Malaga’ (EXCLUSIVE)


Maryam Touzani, whose last movie 'The Blue Caftan' was shortlisted in the Oscar's international feature race in 2023, is set to direct 'Calle Malaga.'

Rising Moroccan filmmaker Maryam Touzani, whose latest movie “The Blue Caftan” won a flurry of awards and was shortlisted in the Oscar’s international feature race, is set to make her Spanish-language debut with “Calle Malaga.” A character-driven film written by Touzani, “Calle Malaga” revolves around Maria Angeles, a 74-year old woman who belongs to the Spanish community of Tangier and enjoys the quietness of her life in the colorful Moroccan costal town. Touzani is also a co-writer on Ayouch’s latest directorial outing, “ Everybody Loves Touda,” an uplifting female-led drama which world premiered at this year’s Cannes.

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