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Gigante

Uruguay, Germany, Argentina, Netherlands, Spain

2009

84 Min
Color
1.85:1
Spanish
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DIR Adrián Biniez

EXEC Agustina Chiarino

PROD Fernando Epstein

SCR Adrián Biniez

DP Arauco Hernández Holz

CAST Horacio Camandule, Leonor Svarcas, Fernando Alonso, Diego Artucio, Ariel Caldarelli

ED Fernando Epstein

MUSIC Adrián Biniez

SOUND Daniel Yafalián

Berlinale (Competition): Silver Bear, Alfred Bauer Award, Best Debut Film, Toronto (Discovery), London (World Cinema), Telluride, !F Istanbul (!f Inspired), San Sebastián (Horizontes Latinos): Horizons Award, BAFICI (Opening Night), Karlovy Vary (Horizons), Vancouver, Stockholm, Chicago (New Directors): Gold Hugo

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Security guard Jara falls in love as he supervises staff through the closed-circuit cameras at a supermarket. First voyeur, then guardian angel, he protects and pursues the cleaning woman who has unknowingly captured his heart. —TIFF

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Daniel Racine

16May12

Il y a eu la bête, il y a eu Kong, il y a désormais aussi Jara.

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Michael Harbour

13Jan12

A beautiful stalker romance.

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Marcio Teixeira De Mello

19Sep10

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