The Giants

Les géants

Belgium, France, Luxembourg

2011

85 Min

Color

2.35:1

French

Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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PROD Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Jani Thiltges

SCR Elisa Ancion, Bouli Lanners

CAST Zacharie Chasseriaud, Martin Nissen, Paul Bartel, Marthe Keller, Didier Toupy, Karim Leklou, Gwen Berrou

MUSIC The Bony King of Nowhere

SOUND Philippe Kohn, Marc Bastien, Thomas Gauder

Cannes (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs): SACD Award, C.I.C.A.E. Award, Melbourne (International Panorama), London (Cinema Europa), Chicago (Competition), São Paulo (International Perspective), Mar del Plata (Busco mi destino), Rotterdam (Spectrum), Göteborg (Mästare), Istanbul, San Francisco (World Cinema)

Synopsis

It’s summertime; Zak and Seth find themselves dead broke and ditched by their absentee mother in the family’s cottage. Just like every holiday, they’ve resigned themselves to another shitty summer. But things change this year, when they meet Danny, a local teenager. Together, with life at their fingertips, they begin the great perilous journey of their lives. –Quinzaine des Réalisateurs

Director

Bouli Lanners

Philippe “Bouli” Lanners (born 20 May 1965 in Moresnet-Chapelle, in the Redeemed Cantons near Liège, Belgium) is a Belgian actor, author and film director. He is also known as a painter. —Wikipedia

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Ezgi M

1May12

why you should stay with your parents until 18 unless u really want to be fucked up

wendy and lucy

16Apr12

reminded me of "stand by me" too.one of the best things I saw in the festival.beautiful beautiful ending.and really great soundtrack.

Reevid

25Jan12

Wonderful movie that made me grin and laugh throughout the whole movie. It felt like the memory of my own childhood even though my childhood was nothing like this. He said himself this movie was meant as a fairytale, but it's scary how close it comes to reality..