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 dates	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

Year	Film Festival	Award	Category
2009	Berlin Film Festival	Jury Grand Prix	Best Film
2009	Berlin Film Festival	Alfred Bauer Award	Best Debut Film
2009	Berlin Film Festival	Gold Hugo	New Directors Competition
2009	Havana Film Festival	Grand Coral	First Work
2009	Lima Film Festival	Special Jury Prize	Best Film
2009	San Sebastián International Film Festival	Horizons Award	Best Film
2010	AFM International Independent Film Festival	!f Inspired Award

Submissions

Berlin Film Festival
- Golden Bear (nominated)
Goya Awards
- Best Spanish Language Foreign Film (nominated)

References

↑ Holden, Stephen. Love (Bashful) in the Nighttime Workplace (Oppressive), New York Times, December 4, 2009
↑ Official site from the film

External links

Giant at the Internet Movie Database

Silver Bear for Jury Grand Prix

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