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Adrián Biniez (screenplay)
Release Date:
4 December 2009 (USA)
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A chronicle of a supermarket security guard's obsession with a late-shift janitor. | add synopsis
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6 wins
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Tiff: Top 10 New Faces & Voices: #4. Adrián Biniez
(From ioncinema. 12 December 2009, 6:25 PM, PST)
Blue Skies and Black Metal
(From IFC. 30 November 2009, 7:48 AM, PST)
(From ioncinema. 12 December 2009, 6:25 PM, PST)
Blue Skies and Black Metal
(From IFC. 30 November 2009, 7:48 AM, PST)
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Horacio Camandule | ... | Jara |
| Leonor Svarcas | ... | Julia |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ignacio Alcuri | ... | Empleado del Cibercafé |
| Fernando Alonso | ... | Julio |
| Diego Artucio | ... | Omar |
| Ariel Caldarelli | ... | Jaras Chef |
| Fabiana Charlo | ... | Mariela |
| Andrés Gallo | ... | Fidel |
| Federico García | ... | Matías |
| Néstor Guzzini | ... | Tomás |
| Esteban Lago | ... | Gustavo |
| Leandro Lagos | ... | Tipo en el boliche |
| Ernesto Liotti | ... | Danilo |
| Carlos Lissardy | ... | Kennedy |
| Nacho Mendy | ... | Miguel |
| Marcos Moron | ... | Cliente en el bar |
| Augusto Peloso | ... | Rojas |
| Darío Peloso | ... | Empleado |
| Alejandro Tocar | ... | Botija en el Cibercafé |
| Rafael Sosa Zeballos | ... | Roquero |
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Argentina:84 min | Germany:84 min (Berlin International Film Festival) | USA:84 min
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Set in Montevideo, Uruguay, Gigante carefully unravels the story of Jara, a heavy metal-loving, lionhearted security guard who works the graveyard shift at a grocery store. As he fights the boredom and monotony of a job monitoring the store via surveillance cameras, he begins to fall for a janitor named Julia. Too shy to approach her, Jara dotes over her from afar following her to and fro around town. When he begins to gain the courage to make contact, competition rolls in.
I knew nothing about Gigante when I began to watch it other than what the short plot summary on IMDb.com describes. The tempo of the film is a bit slower, but steady and the unknowing of what lies around each corner snagged me in and held my attention through-out. It was easy to relate to Jara, a very likable character, and the agony of his obsession for Julia and one cannot help but develop a fondness for her as Jara becomes more and more familiar with her.
Gigante isn't for everyone, but if you have ever become enamored with someone, but lacked the self confidence to act on it, I think you will appreciate this film.