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The Amazing Truth about Queen Raquela

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The Amazing Truth about Queen Raquela (2008)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:4

Rotten:5

Average Rating:5.5/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for sexual content, language and some nudity

Runtime: 85 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Sep 26, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela, directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, is an 85 minute drama which chronicles the story of a naive but street smart Filipina transsexual prostitute named... The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela, directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, is an 85 minute drama which chronicles the story of a naive but street smart Filipina transsexual prostitute named Raquela who decides to travel in order to find her prince charming. Like many Transsexuals (often known as "Ladyboys") in the Philippines, Raquela 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, by luck, she lands a job as a webcam host on a transsexual porn site. The owner of the website, Michael, a "Ladyboy specialist" who runs his business from New York, promises to help Raquela. Through the internet, Raquela makes many interesting friends. Among them is Valery, the only "out of the closet" transsexual in Iceland, who is looking for someone like herself. Through her friends in the internet world, Raquela eventually gets the opportunity to travel far away on her quest to find the straight man of her dreams. --© Regent Releasing [More]

Starring: Raquela Rios, Olivia Galudo, Brax Villa, Valery Grand

Starring: Raquela Rios, Olivia Galudo, Brax Villa, Valery Grand, May Rose, Markus Kalberer, Michael Ardilo

Director: Olaf De Fleur Johanesson

Director: Olaf De Fleur Johanesson
Screenwriter: Olaf De Fleur Johanesson
Producer: Arleen Cuevas, Helgi Sverrisson, Olaf De Fleur Johanesson, Agnes Johansen, Yakub Merchant
Composer: Pavel E. Smid
Studio: Regent Releasing

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As fabulous, scraggly, tough-minded, star-eyed and conflicted as the queen it documents.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
09/21/08
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

Rios is the glue that holds Johannesson's neither-fish-nor-fowl film together:

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
09/26/08
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A kind of postmodern, grown-up fairytale: a Cinderella story for the reality-TV age.

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09/26/08
Noel Murray
Noel Murray
AV Club

It's funny, wry, edgy and occasionally insightful -- but it's not a documentary.

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09/26/08
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine

That hyperbolic title refers to Raquela's transsexual status, but otherwise, there's nothing all that amazing about this very specialized-interest, sometimes engaging but often frustrating faux-documentary.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
10/13/08
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

The amazing truth about Queen Raquela is that she’s constructed from clichés.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
09/26/08
Ernest Hardy
Ernest Hardy
L.A. Weekly

Raquela Rios is so passionately alive her film gets away with an open ending -- as it has everything else.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
09/26/08
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Raquela’s travel sequences are poorly structured, and detract from the film’s most satisfying moments.

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09/24/08
Melissa Anderson
Melissa Anderson
Time Out New York

It's like being trapped in a roomful of teenage girls for 80 minutes.

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09/26/08
Neil Genzlinger
Neil Genzlinger
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10/18/08
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