''Giant'' ( es, Gigante) is a 2009
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
, written and directed by
Adrían Biniez, an Argentinian
film director
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living in
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
.
Synopsis
Jara (
Horacio Camandule) is a security guard at a supermarket who falls in love with Julia (
Leonor Svarcas
Leonor or Léonor is a short form of the given name Eleanor.
People bearing the name include:
*Leonor Beleza (born 1948), Portuguese politician
*Leonor Briones (born 1940), Filipino academic and civil servant
* Leonor de Cisneros (died 1568), S ...
), 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
Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
, where the film is set.
Official site from the film
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Cast
* Horacio Camandule as Jara
*Leonor Svarcas
Leonor or Léonor is a short form of the given name Eleanor.
People bearing the name include:
*Leonor Beleza (born 1948), Portuguese politician
*Leonor Briones (born 1940), Filipino academic and civil servant
* Leonor de Cisneros (died 1568), S ...
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
** Golden Bear (nominated)
* Goya Awards
** Best Spanish Language Foreign Film (nominated)
See also
*List of films featuring surveillance
There is a significant body of films that feature surveillance
Surveillance is the monitoring of behavior, many activities, or information for the purpose of information gathering, influencing, managing or directing. This can include observa ...
References
External links
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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