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The Giant

The Giant

5,9 /10 (37 Votes)
2016 SV 86 min

Overview

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.

Release date

14/10/2016

Votes

37

Popularity

1.6

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

Jätten

Language

SV

Runtime

86 min

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Reno

Reno

2017-09-16

⭐ 7

**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 happy for accomplishing that. On the outside the film looks like ordinary, but not for making. Especially not for a small cost film like this. Everybody had put a great effort, partic…

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