Carmen: dir Valerie Buhagiar (2021)

Inspired in part by the real experiences of the director’s own aunt, this drama stars Natascha McElhone as Carmen, a Maltese spinster who has spent her adult life serving as a caretaker for her brother, a Catholic priest; as she approaches 50, she finds herself feeling free to explore her own desires and goals in life …

Screens as part of the Cultural Foundation’s week-long European Film Festival Abu Dhabi 2025. The films are given individual entries in the Agenda, but they’re also all listed here.