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Giants Don't Exist

Original title: Los gigantes no existen
  • 20172017
  • 1h 22m
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6.5/10
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Giants Don't Exist (2017)
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Guatemala, in the 80s. The worst days of the Civil war. Andrés is 9 years old. He lives with Pedro González, one of the men who massacred all the women and children in his village. Andrés ha... Read allGuatemala, in the 80s. The worst days of the Civil war. Andrés is 9 years old. He lives with Pedro González, one of the men who massacred all the women and children in his village. Andrés has survived, but he's scared. Pedro's wife, María, is also scared, scared to go out, scared... Read allGuatemala, in the 80s. The worst days of the Civil war. Andrés is 9 years old. He lives with Pedro González, one of the men who massacred all the women and children in his village. Andrés has survived, but he's scared. Pedro's wife, María, is also scared, scared to go out, scared to lose Andrés, whom she considers as "her new son" - even Pedro is scared, scared of him... Read all
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    • Director
      • Chema Rodríguez
    • Writers
      • Elías León Siminiani
      • Chema Rodríguez
      • Francisco Vargas
    • Stars
      • Rafael Rojas
      • Patricia Orantes
      • Jesús Tecú
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    • Director
      • Chema Rodríguez
    • Writers
      • Elías León Siminiani
      • Chema Rodríguez
      • Francisco Vargas
    • Stars
      • Rafael Rojas
      • Patricia Orantes
      • Jesús Tecú
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    • 1User review
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins

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    Rafael Rojas and José Javier Martínez in Giants Don't Exist (2017)
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    Rafael Rojas
    Rafael Rojas
    • Pedro
    Patricia Orantes
    • María
    Jesús Tecú
    • Lucas, the postman
    Andrés Toz
    • Jaime
    José Javier Martínez
    • Andrés
    Luis Carlos Pineda
    • Juan
    Marta Tuyuc
    • Laura
    • Director
      • Chema Rodríguez
    • Writers
      • Elías León Siminiani
      • Chema Rodríguez
      • Francisco Vargas
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      The story is based on the true case of Guatemalan activist Jesus Tecu.

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    5/10
    Compelling if Visually Drab Fact Based Civil War Drama
    Giants Don,t Exist is a compelling story, based on the childhood of real life activist Jesus Trecu during the Guatemala civil war of the 198os.The film gives us several points of view (his adopted mother, his adopted father) but often stays with this little boy who had been. taken from his original family in the mountains and whose future may be threatened as his new father belongs to a paramilitary force.The director and cinematographer use a somewhat overworked recent trope of deliberately desaturating most of the color from the images so they look resolutely drab and depressing.Though this leads to a dramatic effect when the boy, in conversations with another boy (possibly imaginary) who comes to visit him, mentions the existence of giants in a nearby circus.When they later cross a river and see such a circus in a town, there are sudden bursts of color as we see participants on stilts who look like giants, balloons and other festive touches. Worth seeing .
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    • Release date
      • October 2, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • Guatemala
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • Maya
    • Also known as
      • Los gigantes no existen
    • Filming locations
      • Guatemala
    • Production companies
      • Producciones Sin Un Duro
      • Icónica Producciones
      • PTP Mundo Maya
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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