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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
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Did you know
- ConnectionsReferences Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
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"All The Lonely People...Where Do They All Come From?"
Jara is a gentle giant (hence the film's title)of a man,with an equally big heart,who loves heavy metal music,loves hanging out with pretty much himself,and has two jobs. One is working the night shift as a security guard at a supermarket,during the store's closing hours, with only fellow security guards & the cleaning staff (the other is a bouncer at a local bar). Jara is quite taken by Julia,a pretty,young cleaning woman,who although somewhat of a klutz,seems to tread the same path as Jara (both are pretty much loners,'tho Julia does get around during the day,while Jara is content to just stay home & sleep,or play video games with one of his nephews). Jara is determined to get to know Julia better,to the extent of following her around,acting as some kind of bodyguard (at times,it seems that Jara could be stalking Julia). Does Jara finally meet his heart's true love? That's for you to find out.Horacio Camandulle is Jara,a quiet & somewhat introverted man that adores Julia (played by Leonor Svarcas),another quiet,withdrawn soul,and wants to know her better. Adrian Biniez writes,directs & composes the film's original music score (Biniez,in addition to being the film's director,is also a musician). The film's pacing will probably be a bit too slow for most American's who are used to fast paced Hollywood films (Jim Jarmusch & Finland's Aki Kurismakki is a major influence here). Spoken in Spanish with English subtitles. Not rated by the MPAA,this film contains some outbursts of strong language & some comic book violence
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- Also known as
- Gigante
- Filming locations
- Playa Buceo beach, Montevideo, Uruguay(final scene)
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $527,198
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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