The Giant

Oct 14, 2016

1h 26m

★ 6.1

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Garagefilm International

SVT

Film i Väst

Beofilm

Johannes Nyholm Produktion

The Giant Trailers

Cast

Rikard

Christian Andrén

Roland

Johan Kylén

Elisabeth

Anna Bjelkerud

Lina

Linda Faith

Nurse

Amin Alabadi

Jan-Ove

Ola Bjurman

Monika

Birgitta Blad

Lennart

Bengt Carlsson

Patrick

Joachim Carlsson

Polisman

Axel Danielsson

Thilleman

Lasse Dithmar

Ludvig

Leif Edlund

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