Giant

The excellent Uruguayan drama won the Silver Bear at the 2009 Berlinale. A shy security guard at a supermarket falls in love with a beautiful cleaning lady. Will he make it? Jara is a shy and lonely 35-year-old security guard at a supermarket on the outskirts of Montevideo. He works the night shift, monitoring the surveillance cameras of the entire building. One night Jara discovers Julia, a 25-year-old cleaning woman, through one of the cameras and is immediately attracted to her. Night after night, he watches her on the cameras while she works. Soon he starts following her after work: to the cinema, the beach and even to a date with another man. Jara's life becomes a series of routines and rituals around Julia, but eventually he finds himself at a crossroad and must decide whether to give up his obsession or confront it. (Film Movement)

Keywords

  • Arthouse
  • Award Winning
  • Love
  • latin america

Actors

  • Horacio Camandule
  • Leonor Svarcas
  • Andrés Gallo
  • Federico García
  • Néstor Guzzini
  • Esteban Lago
  • Ernesto Liotti
  • Carlos Lissardy
  • Nacho Mendy
  • Augusto Peloso
  • Fernando Alonso
  • Diego Artucio
  • Ariel Caldarelli
  • Fabiana Charlo

Director

  • Adrián Biniez

Drama, Romance


1h 24min


6 FSK

ES


DE

Denmark
2009
The excellent Uruguayan drama won the Silver Bear at the 2009 Berlinale. A shy security guard at a supermarket falls in love with a beautiful cleaning lady. Will he make it?

The excellent Uruguayan drama won the Silver Bear at the 2009 Berlinale. A shy security guard at a supermarket falls in love with a beautiful cleaning lady. Will he make it?


Jara is a shy and lonely 35-year-old security guard at a supermarket on the outskirts of Montevideo. He works the night shift, monitoring the surveillance cameras of the entire building. One night Jara discovers Julia, a 25-year-old cleaning woman, through one of the cameras and is immediately attracted to her. Night after night, he watches her on the cameras while she works. Soon he starts following her after work: to the cinema, the beach and even to a date with another man. Jara's life becomes a series of routines and rituals around Julia, but eventually he finds himself at a crossroad and must decide whether to give up his obsession or confront it. (Film Movement)

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