Five Square Meters

2011 Spanish film

Five Square Meters

Theatrical release poster

Spanish| 5 metros cuadrados
Directed by| Max Lemcke
Screenplay by|

* Daniel Remón
* Pablo Remón

Produced by| Isabel García Peralta
Starring|

* Fernando Tejero
* Malena Alterio
* Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
* Manuel Morón
* Jorge Bosch
* Secun de la Rosa

Cinematography| José David Montero
Edited by|

* Laurent Dufreche
* Ascen Marchena

Music by| Fernando Velázquez

Production
company

Aliwood Mediterráneo Producciones

Distributed by| A Contracorriente Films

Release dates

* 27 March 2011 (2011-03-27) (Málaga)
* 11 November 2011 (2011-11-11) (Spain)

Country| Spain
Language| Spanish

Five Square Meters (Spanish: 5 metros cuadrados) is a 2011 Spanish drama film directed by Max Lemcke [es] from a screenplay by Daniel Remón [es] and Pablo Remón [es] which stars Fernando Tejero and Malena Alterio.

## Plot

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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

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* Fernando Tejero as Álex[2]
* Malena Alterio as Virginia[2]
* Jorge Bosch [es] as Toño[2]
* Manuel Morón [es] as Arganda[2]
* Secun de la Rosa as Nacho[2]
* Emilio Gutiérrez Caba as Montañés[2]

## Production

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The film was produced by Aliwood Mediterráneo Producciones.[3] Shooting locations included the Ciudad de la Luz film studio in Alicante.[4]

## Release

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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

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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

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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

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* List of Spanish films of 2011

## References

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1. ^ "Cinco metros cuadrados". premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "'5 Metros Cuadrados', la gran triunfadora en Málaga, llegará a los cines en novimebre". eldiario.es. 27 June 2011.
4. ^ "Cronología de las películas rodadas en los platós de Ciudad de la Luz". La Vanguardia. 23 October 2015.
5. ^ "Malena Alterio y Fernando Tejero se meten en la piel de unos afectados por el negocio inmobiliario". Europa Press. 27 March 2011.
6. ^ Holland, Jonathan (10 April 2011). "Five Square Meters". Variety.
7. ^ Torreiro, Mirito (21 March 2011). "5 metros cuadrados". Fotogramas.
8. ^ Crespo, Irene (11 November 2011). "Cinco metros cuadrados". Cinemanía - via 20minutos.es.
9. ^ "'Cinco metros cuadrados', de Max Lemcke, consigue la Biznaga de Oro del Festival". Última Hora. 2 April 2011.

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