Five Square Meters

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

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

• 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

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

Release

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

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

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
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

• List of Spanish films of 2011

References

1. "Cinco metros cuadrados". premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
2. 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.