Giant (2009 film)

2009 Uruguayan film

Giant

Film poster for United States release

Directed by| Adrián Biniez
Screenplay by| Adrián Biniez
Produced by| Fernando Epstein
Christoph Friedel
Hernán Musaluppi
Frans van Gestel
Starring| Horacio Camandule
Leonor Svarcas
Cinematography| Arauco Hernández Holz
Edited by| Fernando Epstein[1]
Music by| Harald Kloser
Thomas Wander

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

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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 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

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* 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

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### Film Awards

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Year | Film Festival | Award | Category

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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

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

## See also

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* List of films featuring surveillance

## References

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

## External links

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* Giant at IMDb
* Giant at the TCM Movie Database

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