Biographical drama

The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela (2008): Ratings & Box Office

Name: The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela
Genre: Biography, Drama
Released: 2008-09-26
Duration: 1 h 20 min

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The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela is a 2008 biographical drama directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson. It runs 1 hour 20 minutes and earned $7,328 worldwide. Critics gave it 44% on Rotten Tomatoes and 57 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.7/10.

IMDb rating: 5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 44%
worldwide gross: $7.3K
Metascore: 57

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Released: September 26, 2008
Runtime: 1h 20m (80 min)
Director: Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
Genres: Biography , Drama
Original language: English
Studio: Regent Releasing
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela About?

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This biographical drama follows Raquela, a spirited Filipina transsexual prostitute, as she searches for love and acceptance. Facing marginalization, she uses online dating and webcam stardom to navigate the challenges of her life. Through humor and heart, the film explores her quest for happiness and her determination to forge her own path in a world that often misunderstands her.

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Crew

The Director of The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela

Directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson.

Director Olaf de Fleur Johannesson

From the director

More from Olaf de Fleur Johannesson

More films directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, best-rated first: Malevolent, Brave Men’s Blood, City State and Polite People.

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Ratings

The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela 44% on Rotten Tomatoes and 57 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.7/10.

IMDb

5.7 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes

44% Tomatometer

Popcornmeter 48%
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Metacritic

57 Metascore
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TMDB

42% User score
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Plot

The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela Plot Summary

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The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela is a captivating 85-minute drama directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson that explores the journey of a young, naive yet street-smart Filipina transsexual prostitute named Raquela. With dreams of finding her prince charming, Raquela yearns to marry a heterosexual man from the West, like many other Ladyboys in the Philippines.

She dedicates considerable time to the internet, searching for men who promise to rescue her from her current life. Sadly, time and again, she faces disappointment as these men fail to show up at the airport. However, a turning point arises when fortune smiles upon Raquela, as she secures a job as a webcam host on a transsexual porn site.

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