THE AMAZING TRUTH ABOUT QUEEN RAQUELA
synopsis
Raquela is a poor prostitute who, like many Transsexuals in the Philippines, dreams of marrying a heterosexual man from the West. She spends much of her time on the internet looking for men who can come and rescue her. They promise to come, but time after time Raquela gets stood up at the airport. Her life changes when she by luck lands a job on Transsexual porn website as a webcam host.
international title: | The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela |
original title: | The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela |
country: | Iceland, Denmark, Philippines, France, Thailand |
sales agent: | Deckert Distribution |
year: | 2007 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Olaf de Fleur Johannesson |
film run: | 85' |
release date: | IS 10/10/2008 |
cast: | Raquela Rios, Stefan Schaefer, Brax Villa, Olivia Galudo, Valerie Grand Einarsson |
cinematography by: | Butch Maddul |
film editing: | Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, Benedikt Johannesson, Dagur Kári |
music: | Pavel E. Smid |
producer: | Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, Agnes Johansen, Arlen Cuevas, Stefan Schaefer, Helgi Sverrisson |
production: | Poppoli Pictures, Blueeyes Productions, Nimbus Film |
backing: | Icelandic Film Centre, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, DR TV2 Norway |