''Giant'' ( es, Gigante) is a 2009

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, written and directed by Adrían Biniez, an Argentinian

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living in

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Synopsis

Jara ( Horacio Camandule) is a security guard at a supermarket who falls in love with Julia (

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), 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

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Cast

* Horacio Camandule as Jara *

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

Submissions

*Berlin Film Festival **

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(nominated) *

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** Best Spanish Language Foreign Film (nominated)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Giant 2009 comedy-drama films 2009 films Films set in Montevideo Films scored by Harald Kloser Films shot in Montevideo Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize winners Uruguayan comedy-drama films