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  • 2006
  • Unrated
  • TLA Releasing
  • 1 h 52 m
  • 2006
  • Unrated
  • TLA Releasing
  • 1 h 52 m

Summary With an "Almodovarian" twist and the flamboyance of "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert," director Ramón Salazar's 20 Centimeters tells the story of Marieta (Mónica Cervera) a narcoleptic, transsexual who longs to get rid of 8 inches (20 centimeters) of equipment that separates her from being the glamorous woman she dreams ...

Directed By: Ramón Salazar

Written By: Ramón Salazar

  • 2006
  • Unrated
  • TLA Releasing
  • 1 h 52 m
  • 2006
  • Unrated
  • TLA Releasing
  • 1 h 52 m

20 Centimeters

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Summary With an "Almodovarian" twist and the flamboyance of "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert," director Ramón Salazar's 20 Centimeters tells the story of Marieta (Mónica Cervera) a narcoleptic, transsexual who longs to get rid of 8 inches (20 centimeters) of equipment that separates her from being the glamorous woman she dreams ...

Directed By: Ramón Salazar

Written By: Ramón Salazar

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
58
50% Positive
4 Reviews
38% Mixed
3 Reviews
13% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
58
50% Positive
4 Reviews
38% Mixed
3 Reviews
13% Negative
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75
Monica Cervera's fearless performance as the homely Marieta, whose movie-made dreams of glamour will never come true, is mesmerizing.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
70
A brash, vivacious concoction of dark comedy, light drama and musical performance.
By Laura Kern FULL REVIEW
70
Showing a stylistic bravura and confidence rare among upcoming Spanish helmers, Ramon Salazar's campy 20 Centimeters is a self-regarding but vastly entertaining sophomore effort that fuses a wide range of influences -- Hollywood musicals, neo-realism and early-Almodovarian kitsch -- into a distinctive, giddy whole.
By Jonathan Holland FULL REVIEW
60
With a mug like hers Cervera must have realized this was her big chance to star in a musical, and she gives a dazzling performance.
By J.R. Jones FULL REVIEW
58
Here's yet another self-consciously ''Almodóvarian'' confection, studded with small odes to the glory of self-creation.
By Scott Brown FULL REVIEW
50
The dance numbers grow tiresome after a while, and director/screenwriter Ramon Salazar throws in so many calculated oddities that it's impossible for anyone to become too attached to his characters.
By Connie Ogle FULL REVIEW
30
The musical numbers are dreadful and the jokes barely register, but more disappointing is how rote the exploration of the transgender dilemma is.
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Production Company Aligator Producciones, Divine Productions, Estudios Picasso
Release Date Oct 27, 2006
Duration 1 h 52 m
Rating Unrated
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Awards

Málaga Spanish Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Locarno International Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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