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Cinco metros cuadrados

Cinco metros cuadrados

2011Movie⏱️ 1h 26m
Drama
6
IMDB Rating
657 votes

Alex and Virginia spend their savings on a flat in a building under construction. The developers take short cuts and the couple seek compensation from the speculators through the law courts.

Director
Max Lemcke
Writers
Daniel Remón, Pablo Remón
Stars
Fernando Tejero, Malena Alterio, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
Release Date
November 11, 2011
Language
Spanish
Country
Spain
🏆 8
Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 2
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Fernando Tejero
Fernando Tejero
as Alex
Malena Alterio
Malena Alterio
as Virginia
Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
as Montañés
Manuel Morón
Manuel Morón
as Arganda
👤
Jorge Bosch
as Toño
👤
Enric Benavent
as Jaime
👤
Lola Moltó
as María Jesús
Secun de la Rosa
Secun de la Rosa
as Nacho
👤
Pep Ricart
as Jefe de Álex
👤
Paco Sarro
as Carlos

💰 Box Office

$513,455
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Ciudad de la Luz, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
Production
Aliwood Mediterráneo Producciones

🏷️ Keywords

couplenew year's evechristmas

🎯 Categories

SpanishDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Excellent acting
by bpeb2018-08-01
8/10

"Before getting married to provide for their future Alex and Virginia have spent all their savings on the option of a flat in a building under construction, but the developers have taken too many short cuts and building is stopped. To get their refund for breach of contract from the speculators the couple seek compensation through the law courts and Alex is slowly driven to extremes. This is not the first time that Cinema deals with the lodging crisis during a Spanish economic crisis (see for instance Esta pareja feliz 1951, El inquilino 1956, La vida por delante 1958, El pisito 1959, Hay que e..."

💡 Did You Know?

08340 (the zip code of Vilassar de Mar, a small town in the catalonian Maresme, near Barcelona) is never mentioned in the movie.

📖 Synopsis

Alex and Virginia spend their savings on a flat in a building under construction. The developers take short cuts and the couple seek compensation from the speculators through the law courts.