The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela
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| Directed by | Olaf de Fleur Johannesson |
| Produced by | Arleen Cuevas Olaf de Fleur Johannesson Stefan C. Schaefer Helgi Sverrisson |
| Written by | Olaf de Fleur Johannesson Benedikt Jóhannesson |
| Music by | Pavel E. Smid |
| Cinematography | Rune Kippervik Butch Maddul Ragnar Santos |
| Edited by | Benedikt Jóhannesson Olaf de Fleur Johannesson Dagur Kári |
| Distributed by | Poppoli Pictures |
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Release dates
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10 February 2008 (Berlin International Film Festival) |
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Running time
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90 minutes (orig.); 80 minutes |
| Country | Iceland Philippines France Thailand |
| Language | Icelandic Visayan English Thai |
| Budget | $400,000 (estimated) |
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela is a 2008 drama film directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson.
Plot
Raquela, a Filipino transsexual prostitute dreams of making a new life in Paris. She becomes an internet porn star and meets Valerie, an Icelandic transsexual, and Michael, the owner of the website she works for.[1]
Cast
- Raquela Rios as Herself
- Stefan Schaefer as Ardilo, Michael
- Olivia Galudo as Olivia
- Brax Villa as Aubrey
- Valerie Grand Einarsson as Valerie Einarsson
Distribution and reception
The film showed at the 2008 Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film.[2] It has been screened in the Emerging Visions section of the 2008 South by Southwest festival in the United States.[3]
It received the Grand Jury Prize in the 10th 2008 Cinemanila International Film Festival at Malacañan Palace's Kalayaan Hall.[4][5][6]
References
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- ↑ www.screendaily.com, The Band's Visit takes top prize at Cinemanila fest
- ↑ abs-cbnnews.com, Cinema One Originals movies dominate 10th Cinemanila award rites
- ↑ bworldonline.com, Arroyo awards winners in 10th Cinemanila festival
External links
- Official site
- Official MySpace page
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela at IMDb
- The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela at AllMovie
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