Five Square Meters
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| Spanish | 5 metros cuadrados |
| Directed by | Max Lemcke |
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| Produced by | Isabel García Peralta |
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| Cinematography | José David Montero |
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| Music by | Fernando Velázquez |
Production company | Aliwood Mediterráneo Producciones |
| Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Five Square Meters (Spanish: 5 metros cuadrados) is a 2011 Spanish drama film directed by Max Lemcke from a screenplay by Daniel Remón and Pablo Remón which stars Fernando Tejero and Malena Alterio.
Plot[edit]
After Álex and Virginia took a 40-year mortgage to purchase an apartment and just some months before being handed the keys, the building works are halted, bringing complications to the couple.[1]
Cast[edit]
- Fernando Tejero as Álex[2]
- Malena Alterio as Virginia[2]
- Jorge Bosch as Toño[2]
- Manuel Morón as Arganda[2]
- Secun de la Rosa as Nacho[2]
- Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as Montañés[2]
Production[edit]
The film was produced by Aliwood Mediterráneo Producciones.[3] Shooting locations included the Ciudad de la Luz film studio in Alicante.[4]
Release[edit]
The film was presented at the 14th Málaga Film Festival on 27 March 2011.[5] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[2] it was released theatrically in Spain on 11 November 2011.
Reception[edit]
Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the "timely" drama film to represent "a satisfyingly compact, solidly built property offering fine views of corruption in the Spanish construction biz".[6]
Miriro Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, praising the "rigor" at handling the protagonists' mishaps as the best thing about the film, while citing the ending as the film's worst.[7]
Irene Crespo of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, assessing out that the comedy side is built on solid foundations but the drama elements (and the ending) stumble.[8]
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2011 |
14th Málaga Film Festival | Golden Biznaga | Won | [9] | |
| Silver Biznaga for Best Actor | Fernando Tejero | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Jorge Bosch | Won | |||
| Critics' Prize | Won | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Pablo Remón, Daniel Remón | Won | |||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Cinco metros cuadrados". premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g Caviaro, Juan Luis (11 November 2011). "Estrenos de cine | 11 de noviembre | El debut de Monahan, la vuelta de Emmerich y un puñado de documentales". Espinof.
- ^ "'5 Metros Cuadrados', la gran triunfadora en Málaga, llegará a los cines en novimebre". eldiario.es. 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Cronología de las películas rodadas en los platós de Ciudad de la Luz". La Vanguardia. 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Malena Alterio y Fernando Tejero se meten en la piel de unos afectados por el negocio inmobiliario". Europa Press. 27 March 2011.
- ^ Holland, Jonathan (10 April 2011). "Five Square Meters". Variety.
- ^ Torreiro, Mirito (21 March 2011). "5 metros cuadrados". Fotogramas.
- ^ Crespo, Irene (11 November 2011). "Cinco metros cuadrados". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ "'Cinco metros cuadrados', de Max Lemcke, consigue la Biznaga de Oro del Festival". Última Hora. 2 April 2011.