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The Giant (2016)

6.1/10 1h 26m Oct 14, 2016
Drama

A film about Rikard, age 30. He is autistic and severely disfigured. He lives in a home for disabled people. He was separated from his mother as a three-year-old, and this continues to torment him today. To deal with life's trials, Rikard escapes into a fantasy world in which he's a 50-meter-tall giant.

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Movie Details

Original Title Jätten
Original Language SV
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

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Christian Andrén
Rikard
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Johan Kylén
Roland
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Anna Bjelkerud
Anna Bjelkerud
Elisabeth
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Linda Faith
Lina
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No Photo" alt="Amin Alabadi" class="cast-photo">
Amin Alabadi
Nurse
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Ola Bjurman
Jan-Ove
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No Photo" alt="Birgitta Blad" class="cast-photo">
Birgitta Blad
Monika
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No Photo" alt="Bengt Carlsson" class="cast-photo">
Bengt Carlsson
Lennart
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Joachim Carlsson
Patrick
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Axel Danielsson
Polisman
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Lasse Dithmar
Thilleman
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Leif Edlund
Leif Edlund
Ludvig
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Screenplay Johannes Nyholm
Director Johannes Nyholm
Editor Morten Højbjerg
Producer Morten Kjems Juhl, Maria Dahlin
Music Björn Olsson

Production

Garagefilm International
SE
SVT
SE
Film i Väst
SE
Beofilm
DK
Johannes Nyholm Produktion

Videos & Trailers

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Official Trailer
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Keywords

sports autism tournament game disabled disfigurement petanque

Reviews from TMDB

Reno 7/10
Sep 16, 2017

**All he wanted was to be with his mother.** This can be easily the Swedish version of 'The Elephant Man'. It ain't a biography nor a documentary, yet has a simple and heartwarming story. It is also a sport themed flick. The sport not widely known, excluding the Europe. The first feature film for ... Read more

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Details
Release Date October 14, 2016
Runtime 1h 26m
Language SV
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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