The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela is a 2008 drama film directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson.
The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela | |
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Directed by | Olaf de Fleur Johannesson |
Written by | Olaf de Fleur Johannesson Benedikt Jóhannesson |
Produced by | Arleen Cuevas Olaf de Fleur Johannesson Stefan C. Schaefer Helgi Sverrisson |
Cinematography | Rune Kippervik Butch Maddul Ragnar Santos |
Edited by | Benedikt Jóhannesson Olaf de Fleur Johannesson Dagur Kári |
Music by | Pavel E. Smid |
Distributed by | Poppoli Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes (orig.); 80 minutes |
Countries | Iceland Philippines France Thailand |
Languages | Icelandic Visayan English Thai |
Budget | $400,000 (estimated) |
Premise
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]
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