Giant (2017)

Original title

Handia

Directed by

Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Spain

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 154 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 19th century Basque Country, a man grows to an extraordinary height due to a rare condition. His brother brings him to fairs and exhibitions, where he becomes a curiosity for paying crowds.

slow-burnmelancholicintimatevisually lushgroundedsombertenderhistoricalreflective

What happens

Giant (Basque: Handia) is a 2017 Basque-language drama film directed by Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño. The film is based on the life of Miguel Joaquín Eleicegui (1818–1861) who suffered from gigantism and was known as the "Giant from Altzo". The film premiered at the 2017 San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it was awarded the Special Jury Prize. The film was also screened at the 2017 BFI London Film Festival. At the 32nd Goya Awards, the film won ten awards, including Best Original Screenplay, Best New Actor (Eneko Sagardoy), and Best Original Score (Pascal Gaigne). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

• A estación violenta (2017)
• Donde el bosque se espesa (2017)
• The Shepard (2017)
• Barren and Empty the Sea (2018)
• The Bastards' Fig Tree (2017)
• Oreina (2018)
• La vida lliure (2017)
• Pajarico (1997)