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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Cast
25 people
Christian Andrén
Rikard
No other roles listed
Johan Kylén
Roland
Known for
Millennium
Patrik, Age 1.5
Anna Bjelkerud
Elisabeth
Also in
The Restaurant
A Couple of Lies
Linda Faith
Lina
Also in
The Store
Amin Alabadi
Nurse
Also in
When Darkness Falls
Ola Bjurman
Jan-Ove
No other roles listed
Birgitta Blad
Monika
No other roles listed
Bengt Carlsson
Lennart
Also in
Kofia: A Revolution Through Music
Joachim Carlsson
Patrick
No other roles listed
Axel Danielsson
Polisman
Also in
An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation
Good People
Lasse Dithmar
Thilleman
No other roles listed
Leif Edlund
Ludvig
Known for
Koko-di Koko-da
Involuntary
Johannes Nyholm Director · Johan Lundborg Cinematographer Morten Højbjerg Editor
First release September 9, 2016 · Produced in Sweden, Denmark · Production SVT, Film i Väst
Production
Garagefilm International
Production
SVT
Production
Film i Väst
Production
Beofilm
Production
Johannes Nyholm Produktion
Production
Sweden · Denmark
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Languages
Original title
Jätten
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Swedish
Release dates
Canada · September 9, 2016
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Sweden · October 14, 2016
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
June 29, 2017 · Theatrical
Japan
August 19, 2017 · Digital
Sweden
April 10, 2017 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray release
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