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A chronicle of a supermarket security guard's obsession with a late-shift janitor.A chronicle of a supermarket security guard's obsession with a late-shift janitor.A chronicle of a supermarket security guard's obsession with a late-shift janitor.
- Awards
- 16 wins & 7 nominations
Carlos Lissardy
- Kennedy
- (as Carlos María Lissardy)
Ariel Caldarelli
- Jaras Chef
- (as Ariel Cardarelli)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- ConnectionsReferences Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
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Excellent performances in a calm, but intense story
The movie is about a huge, introverted, good-hearted young man named Jara, whose main job is night-guard at a big supermarket in Montevideo, Uruguay. On his lonesome and monotone night-shifts in the surveillance room staring at the monitors one night his attention is aroused by Julia, a young cleaning-woman, and bit by bit he falls in love with her. Unfortunately he is too timid to speak to her, so he just watches and even follows her at daytime (like some kind of guardian angel). What then underlies till the end of the movie is the crucial question: Will he be courageous enough to eventually speak to her and reveal his feelings? I found this movie refreshing, slow paced, realistic and romantic. I could very easily identify myself with Jara, because I also have problems to tell women who attract me my feelings. In my opinion the ending was satisfying, too. I recommend this movie to everyone who likes true, profound, subtle love stories about lonesome and timid people.
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- Apr 25, 2013
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- Language
- Also known as
- Gigante
- Filming locations
- Playa Buceo beach, Montevideo, Uruguay(final scene)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $527,198
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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