Giant (2009 film)

Giant
Film poster for United States release
Directed by Adrián Biniez
Produced by Fernando Epstein
Christoph Friedel
Hernán Musaluppi
Frans van Gestel
Screenplay by Adrián Biniez
Starring Horacio Camandule
Leonor Svarcas
Music by Harald Kloser
Thomas Wander
Cinematography Arauco Hernández Holz
Edited by Fernando Epstein[1]
Production
company
Ctrl Films
Distributed by Filmmovement.com
Release date
  • February 8, 2009 (2009-02-08) (Berlinale)
  • May 29, 2009 (2009-05-29) (Uruguay)
Running time
84 minutes
Country Uruguay
Language Spanish

Giant (Spanish: Gigante) is a 2009 comedy film, written and directed by Adrían Biniez, an Argentinian film director living in Uruguay.

Synopsis

Jara (Horacio Camandule) is a security guard at a supermarket who falls in love with Julia (Leonor Svarcas), a cleaning worker on the night shift. Jara is about 30 years old, solitary, quiet and big. That is why before approaching to Julia, he watches her via the television cameras monitoring the supermarket, and then pursues her across the city of Montevideo, where the film is set.[2]

Cast

  • Horacio Camandule as Jara
  • Leonor Svarcas as Julia
  • Diego Artucio as Omar
  • Ariel Caldarelli as Jara's boss
  • Fabiana Charlo as Mariela
  • Andrés Gallo as Fidel
  • Federico García as Matías
  • Néstor Guzzini as Tomás
  • Esteban Lago as Gustavo
  • Ernesto Liotti as Danilo
  • Carlos Lissardy as Kennedy

Awards and nominations

Film Awards

YearFilm FestivalAwardCategory
2009Berlin Film FestivalJury Grand PrixBest Film
2009Berlin Film FestivalAlfred Bauer AwardBest Debut Film
2009Berlin Film FestivalGold HugoNew Directors Competition
2009Havana Film FestivalGrand CoralFirst Work
2009Lima Film FestivalSpecial Jury PrizeBest Film
2009San Sebastián International Film FestivalHorizons AwardBest Film
2010AFM International Independent Film Festival!f Inspired Award

Submissions

See also

References

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