The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela
- The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela
Infobox Film
name = The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela
image_size =
caption = Movie poster
director = Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
producer = Arleen Cuevas
Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
Stefan C. Schaefer
Helgi Sverrisson
writer = Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
Benedikt Jóhannesson
narrator =
starring =
music = Pavel E. Smid
cinematography = Rune Kippervik
Butch Maddul
Ragnar Santos
editing = Benedikt Jóhannesson
Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
Dagur Kári
distributor = Poppoli Pictures
released = February 10 2008 (Berlin International Film Festival)
runtime = 90 mins. (orig.); 80 mins.
country = Iceland
Philippines
France
Thailand
language = Icelandic, Visayan, English, Thai
budget = $400,000 (estimated)
gross =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website = http://www.queenraquelathemovie.com/
amg_id = 1:431688
imdb_id = 0814005
"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. [cite web
title = Summary
publisher = Poppoli Pictures
url = http://www.poppoli.com/raquela.html
accessdate =2008-03-01 ]
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.[cite web]
title = Official Site
publisher = Poppoli Pictures
url = http://www.queenraquelathemovie.com/
accessdate =2008-03-01 ] It will be screened in the "Emerging Visions" section of the 2008 South by Southwest festival in the United States. [cite web
title = SXSW 2008 Film Screenings
publisher = SXSW.com
url = http://2008.sxsw.com/film/screenings/film/F9178.html
accessdate =2008-03-01 ] References
External links
* [http://www.queenraquelathemovie.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/queenraquela official MySpace page]
*imdb title|0814005
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