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Giant(Movie, 2017)

Original title: "Handia" (Basque/EU)
1h 54min | Genres: Drama, History
GiantRating: 3.3/5 (with 6565 votes)
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). ()
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About Giant

Having fought in the First Carlist War, Martin returns to his family farm in Gipuzkoa only to find that his younger brother, Joaquín, towers over him in height. Convinced that everyone will want to pay to see the tallest man on Earth, the siblings set out on a long trip all over Europe, during which ambition, money and fame will forever change the family’s fate. A story based on true events.

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Additional Information

Production country: Spain
Original language: Basque (EU)
Spoken languages: Spanish (ES), Basque (EU)
Translated into 13 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Basque (EU), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/05/2017
Cast: Ramón Agirre, Eneko Sagardoy, Joseba Usabiaga, Aia Kruse, Iñigo Aranburu, Iñigo Azpitarte
Producer: Irusoin, Moriarti Productions, Kowalski Films, Xabier Berzosa
Screenwriter: Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño, Jose Mari Goenaga, Andoni de Carlos
Film Editor: Raúl López
Director of Photography: Javier Agirre
Composer: Pascal Gaigne
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Handia"
"The Giant"

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