20 Centimeters

20 centímetros
Movie poster
Directed by	Ramón Salazar
Produced by	José María Calleja Iker Monfort
Written by	Ramón Salazar
Starring	Mónica Cervera Pablo Puyol Miguel O'Dogherty Rossy de Palma
Music by	Najwa Nimri
Cinematography	Ricardo de Gracia
Edited by	Teresa Font
Release date	10 June 2005 (2005-06-10)
Running time	112 minutes
Country	France Spain
Language	English Spanish French
Box office	$434.000[1]

20 centímetros (English title 20 Centimeters) is a 2005 Spanish film about a narcoleptic transgender woman's life as she works to get the surgery to fix her "20 centímetros" problem. The film was written and directed by Ramón Salazar, and stars Mónica Cervera as Marieta and Pablo Puyol as Raúl, the man who loves "all" of Marieta.

Synopsis

Marieta (Mónica Cervera), a transgender woman, works as a prostitute in the city of Madrid to save money for a sex change operation. Her narcoleptic spells cause her to fall asleep at any sudden moment, and each time she dreams she is the star of musical numbers where she is free to sing and dance as her true self. Marieta meets a man who works at the market, Raúl (Pablo Puyol), and he loves her with her appendage. This creates a conflict for Marieta, who is happy about her new found love, yet so desperately wants her operation to feel like her whole true self.

Awards

• Locarano International Film Festival (2005)
  • Nominee (Golden Leopard ): Ramón Salazar
  • Nominee (Youth Jury Award): Ramón Salazar

• Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (2006)
  • Winner (Special Jury Award): Ramón Salazar

• Málaga Spanish Film Festival (2006)
  • Winner (Best Make-up): Ana Lozano
  • Winner (Critics Award): Ramón Salazar
  • Winner (Silver Biznaga/ Best Music): Najwa Nimri, Pascal Gaigne
  • Nominee (Golden Biznaga): Ramón Salazar

• Verzaubert - International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (2006)
  • Winner(Rosebud/ Best Film): Ramón Salazar^[2]

References

External links

• 20 centímetros on IMDb