Atera Films

DIRECTOR: Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño

PRODUCTION: Xabier Berzosa, Iñaki Gomez, Iñigo Obeso

CAST: Joseba Usabiaga, Eneko Sagardoy, Ramón Agirre, Iñigo Aranburu, Aia Kruse, Iñigo Azpitarte.

COUNTRY: Spain

LANGUAGE: Basque, Spanish, French, English

YEAR: 2017

GENRE: Historical Drama

DURATION: 114m

RELEASE DATE: October, 2017

HANDIA (The 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.

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

  • SSIFF – Official Selection (2017)
  • London BFI Film Festival (2017)
  • Kolkata International Film Festival (2017)
  • Noir in Festival (2017)
  • La Habana Film Festival (2018)
  • FICG Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara (2018)
  • Global Dominican Film Festival (2018)
  • Santa Barbara International Film Festival (2018)
  • Punta del Este International Film Festival (2018)
  • Bengaluru International Film Festival (2018)
  • Luxembourg Spanish Film Festival (2018)
  • Bogota Spanish Cinema Screenings (2018)
  • Basque Special screening in Berlin (2018)
  • Spanish Cine Week in Poland (2018)
  • Habitat International Film Festival (2018)
  • Nantes Spanish Film Festival (2018)
  • Cleveland International Film Festival (2018)
  • Festiberico (2018)
  • Washington DC International Film Festival (2018)
  • Puerto Rico Spanish Film Festival (2018)
  • Espoo Ciné (2018)
  • Seattle International Film Festival (2018)
  • Transilvania International Film Festival (2018)
  • The Americas Film Festival NY (2018)
  • Mediterranean Film Festival Split (2018)
  • Shanghai International Film Festival (2018)
  • Spanish Screenings in Cuba (2018)
  • Miami Dade College (2018)
  • ABQ Latino Film Festival ¡Cine Magnífico! (2018)
  • Asunción International Film Festival (2018)
  • Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (2018)
  • Pelikula Manila (2018)
  • Bogota International Film Festival (2018)
  • Waterloo Historical Film Festival (2018)
  • Caracas Spanish Film Festival (2018)
  • Cine Latino Minneapolis St Paul Film Festival (2018)
  • Basque Film Festival in Berlin (2018)
  • Stockholm Instituto Cervantes (2018)
  • NY Spanish Film Festival (2018)
  • La Habana Film Festival (2018)
  • FICG Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara (2018)
  • Global Dominican Film Festival (2018)
  • Santa Barbara International Film Festival (2018)
  • Punta del Este International Film Festival (2018)
  • Bengaluru International Film Festival (2018)
  • Luxembourg Spanish Film Festival (2018)
  • Bogota Spanish Cinema Screenings (2018)
  • Basque Special screening in Berlin (2018)
  • Spanish Cine Week in Poland (2018)
  • Habitat International Film Festival (2018)
  • Nantes Spanish Film Festival (2018)
  • Cleveland International Film Festival (2018)
  • Festiberico (2018)
  • Washington DC International Film Festival (2018)
  • Puerto Rico Spanish Film Festival (2018)
  • Espoo Ciné (2018)
  • Seattle International Film Festival (2018)
  • Transilvania International Film Festival (2018)
  • The Americas Film Festival NY (2018)
  • Mediterranean Film Festival Split (2018)
  • Shanghai International Film Festival (2018)
  • Spanish Screenings in Cuba (2018)
  • Miami Dade College (2018)
  • ABQ Latino Film Festival ¡Cine Magnífico! (2018)
  • Asunción International Film Festival (2018)
  • Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival (2018)
  • Pelikula Manila (2018)
  • Bogota International Film Festival (2018)
  • Waterloo Historical Film Festival (2018)
  • Caracas Spanish Film Festival (2018)
  • Cine Latino Minneapolis St Paul Film Festival (2018)
  • Basque Film Festival in Berlin (2018)
  • Stockholm Instituto Cervantes (2018)
  • NY Spanish Film Festival (2018)

Winner of 10 Goya Awards at the 2018 edition

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