Summer of Goliath

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Summer of Goliath is a documentary/fiction hybrid that narrates various stories of the people of the town of Huilotepec in rural Mexico. Teresa's husband has disappeared and she believes he has left her for another woman. Gabino, her son, is a soldier who searches cars at the side of a country road, where very few cars pass by. He hopes one day him and Alberto, his soldier partner, will get machine guns to further intimidate the people driving by. Amalio, Nico, and Oscar are three brothers whose stories we learn through a series of interviews and reenactments. Their father left them many years ago, and their mother can barely support them. Oscar has gained the nickname Goliath after the mysterious death of his girlfriend.

Country:

Mexico

Genre:
Duration:

78 minutes

Year:

2011

Director:

Nicolás Pereda

Cast:
Teresa Sánchez

Mother (as Teresa Sanchez)

Gabino Rodríguez

Gabino

Clemencia Alejo

Clemen

Gabriela Alejo

Hija de tendera

Jose Refugio Alejo

Cuco

Crew:
Nicolás Pereda

Director

Andrés Castañeda

Producer

Nicolás Pereda

Producer

Nicolás Pereda

Editor

Alejandro Coronado

Director of Photography