Giant () 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 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.
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
Submissions
Berlin Film Festival
Golden Bear (nominated) Goya Awards Best Spanish Language Foreign Film (nominated)