Giants Don't Exist (2017)
Guatemala, in the 80s. The worst days of the Civil war. Andrés is 9 years old. He lives with Pedro González, one of the men who massacred all the women and children in his village. Andrés has survived, but he's scared. Pedro's wife, María, is also scared, scared to go out, scared to lose Andrés, whom she considers as "her new son" - even Pedro is scared, scared of himself and what the Army bounds him to do. Andrés would like to run away but he also wants to stay in his new family - until his sister appears.
Director: Chema Rodríguez
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 82 min
Release Date: November 17, 2017
Cast
- Rafael Rojas - Pedro
- Marta Tuyuc - Laura
- Luis Carlos Pineda - Juan
- Andrés Toz - Jaime
- José Javier Martínez - Andrés
Screenplay
Music: Pablo Burgués
Cinematography: Álvaro Rodríguez Sánchez
Editing: José M. G. Moyano
Production: Producciones Sin Un Duro, PTP Mundo Maya, Dos Lunas, Atlantia Media, Casa Comal, Icónica
Language: Español
Original Language: es
More Films by Director: Chema Rodríguez
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Giants Don't Exist about?
- Guatemala, in the 80s. The worst days of the Civil war. Andrés is 9 years old. He lives with Pedro González, one of the men who massacred all the women and children in his village. Andrés has survived, but he's scared. Pedro's wife, María, is also scared, scared to go out, scared to lose Andrés, whom she considers as "her new son" - even Pedro is scared, scared of himself and what the Army bounds him to do. Andrés would like to run away but he also wants to stay in his new family - until his sister appears.
- Who directed Giants Don't Exist?
- Giants Don't Exist was directed by Chema Rodríguez.
- Who stars in Giants Don't Exist?
- Giants Don't Exist stars Rafael Rojas, Marta Tuyuc, Luis Carlos Pineda, Andrés Toz, José Javier Martínez.
- How long is Giants Don't Exist?
- Giants Don't Exist has a runtime of 1h 22m (82 minutes).
- What genre is Giants Don't Exist?
- Giants Don't Exist is a Drama film.