Film

Summer of Goliath

2011 · 1h 18m

IMDb

6.0

Metacritic

49

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.

Teresa Sánchez

Mother (as Teresa Sanchez)

Gabino Rodríguez

Gabino

Clemencia Alejo

Clemen

Gabriela Alejo

Hija de tendera

Jose Refugio Alejo

Cuco

Silvia Alejo

Tendera

• Nicolás PeredaDirector · Producer · Editor · Writer
• Andrés CastañedaProducer
• Alejandro CoronadoDirector of Photography

Release date

July 8, 2011

Status

Released

Original language

Spanish

Runtime

1h 18m