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The Giant

6.0(38)20161h 26m2

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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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
Swedish
  • sports
  • autism
  • tournament
  • game
  • disabled
  • disfigurement
  • petanque

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

Sweden, Denmark

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Availability for Denmark. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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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

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    Reno

    9/16/2017

    7/10

    **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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