Five Square Meters

Five Square Meters (5 metros cuadrados) is a 2011 Spanish drama film directed by Max Lemcke from a screenplay by Daniel Remón and Pablo Remón 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.

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

Release
The film was presented at the 14th Málaga Film Festival on 27 March 2011. Distributed by A Contracorriente Films, 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".

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.

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.

Accolades

 * rowspan = "5" | 2011 || rowspan = "5" | 14th Málaga Film Festival || colspan = "2" | Golden Biznaga || Won || rowspan = "5" |
 * Silver Biznaga for Best Actor || Fernando Tejero || Won
 * Best Supporting Actor || Jorge Bosch || Won
 * colspan = "2" | Critics' Prize || Won
 * Best Screenplay || Pablo Remón, Daniel Remón || Won
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 * colspan = "2" | Critics' Prize || Won
 * Best Screenplay || Pablo Remón, Daniel Remón || Won
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 * Best Screenplay || Pablo Remón, Daniel Remón || Won
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