

The Giant
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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- Released
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- Language
- Swedish
- sports
- autism
- tournament
- game
- disabled
- disfigurement
- petanque
Top billed cast



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Release dates
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival9 Sept 2016
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1529 Jun 2017
JapanJP
- Digital / OTTG19 Aug 2017
SwedenSE
- Theatrical1114 Oct 2016
- PhysicalBtlDVD & Blu-ray release10 Apr 2017
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The Giant was released on 14 October 2016.
Audience reviews
1- R7/10
Reno
9/16/2017
**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 the director and a good film to debut with. He had waited for a decade to make this film and he should be proud and hap…
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