Giant (2017 film)
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| Directed by | Aitor Arregi Jon Garaño |
| Produced by | Xabier Berzosa Iñaki Gómez Iñigo Obeso |
| Written by | Andoni De Carlos José Mari Goenaga Aitor Arregi Jon Garaño |
| Starring | Joseba Usabiaga Eneko Sagardoy Iñigo Aranburu Ramón Agirre Aia Kruse |
| Music by | Pascal Gaigne |
| Cinematography | Javier Agirre Erauso |
| Edited by | Laurent Dufreche Raúl López |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Basque (some dialogue in Spanish, French, English, Arabic and Portuguese) |
Giant (Original title: Handia) is a 2017 Basque-language drama film directed by Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño. The film is based on the real story of Miguel Joaquín Eleizegui Arteaga, a 19th century man 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 –.
After the First Carlist War, Martín heads back to his family's farmhouse, and he finds out with surprise that his little brother Joaquín is much taller than usual height. Martín becomes convinced that people will be willing to see the "tallest man on Earth", so they travel around Europe, and the wealth and the level of fame they achieve changes the family forever.
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