Queen Raquela will be screened starting April 11

The quasi-biography of a Filipino transsexual named Raquela Rios, a.k.a. Queen Raquela, will be shown on the big screen starting Black Saturday, April 11. The Amazing Truth about Queen Raquela will be shown exclusively at Robinsons Galleria, Ortigas Center.

This Philippine-Icelandic film co-production was shot in Cebu, Philippines; Iceland, France, and the United States.

It was chosen as the Best Feature Film at the 2008 Berlin Film Fest's Teddy Queer Film Awards for its "ability to address race, gender and poverty in an entertaining way, while also playing with audiences' expectations of form."


Awards:
Best Feature Film, Teddy Awards, Berlin Film Festival, Germany
Grand Jury Prize, Cinemanila Film Festival, Philippines
Best Feature Fiction, Zinegoak Film Festival, Spain
Best International Feature, New York LGBT Film Festival, USA
Showtime Vanguard Award, New York LGBT Film Festival, USA
Jury Award, Cinema City, Serbia


Directed by Olaf Johannesson
Produced by Arleen Cuevas, Olaf Johannesson , Stefan Schaeffer, Helgi Sverisson
Cinematography by Butch Maddul
Starring Raquela Rios, Brax Villa, Olivia Galudo


Cebuano with English Subtitles


SYNOPSIS. Raquela is a transsexual—or ladyboy—from the Philippines who dreams of escaping the streets of Cebu City for a fairy tale life in
Paris. In order to make her dreams come true, she turns from prostitution toward the more lucrative business of Internet porn. Her success as a porn star brings new friends, including Valerie, a ladyboy in Iceland, and Michael, the owner of the website Raquela works for. Valerie helps Raquela get as far as Iceland. From there, Michael offers her a rendezvous in Paris. Will Paris be everything she dreamed of? And will Michael turn out to be her Prince Charming?