Giants Don't Exist
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.
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Giants Don't Exist
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 17, 2017
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Drama
User Score
76%
Original Title
Los gigantes no existen
Production Companies
Producciones Sin Un Duro, PTP Mundo Maya, Dos Lunas, Atlantia Media, Casa Comal, Icónica
Director
Chema Rodríguez
Description
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.
