HANDIA (GIANT)

By Jon GARANO, Aitor ARREGI

TRANSILVANIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - as FEST

Drama - Completed 2017

From the team behind the Spanish contender for the Oscars, LOREAK, comes AUNDIYA. Based on true events, AUNDIYA is a touching drama that shows the complexity of human relationships in an impressive recreation of southern Europe in the mid-19th century.

Festivals
& Awards

San Sebastian FF 2017
Official selection Special Jury Prize & Irizar Basque Film Award
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Drama, True Story
    • Countries
    • SPAIN
    • Languages
    • BASQUE
    • Duration
    • 116 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Jon GARANO, Aitor ARREGI
    • Producer(s)
    • Iñaki GÓMEZ (IRUSOIN), Íñigo OBESO (IRUSOIN), Xabier BERZOSA (MORIARTI PRODUKZIOAK S.L.), Koldo ZUAZUA (KOWALSKI FILMS S.L.)
    • Synopsis
    • North of Spain, 1843. When young Martin returns home from the war, crippled and defeated, he cannot believe his eyes. His dear brother Joaquin has grown up to become an actual giant, as useless as he is for the family’s work in their tiny hamlet. To keep the family afloat, the two embark on a breathtaking adventure, turning the giant into a circus act, performing in squares, theatres and leading courts throughout Europe.