The Giant (2016)
Jätten
86 min
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
- September 9, 2016
- Country of origin
- Sweden, Denmark
Where to watch
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Trailer
Cast
- Johan Kylén as Roland
- Anna Bjelkerud as Elisabeth
- Leif Edlund as Ludvig
- Niclas Fransson as Kjell
- Christian Andrén as Rikard Boberg
- Linda Faith as Lina
- Ola Bjurman as Jan-Ove
- Hans-Erik Hermansson as Greger
- Pablo Patron as Magnus
- Stig Rehncrona as Doctor
- Eva Lena Ljung-Kjellberg as Nurse
Crew
- Johannes Nyholm · Director
- Johannes Nyholm · Writer
- Maria Dahlin · Producer
- Morten Kjems Hytten Juhl · Producer
- Björn Olsson · Composer
- Johan Lundborg · Cinematographer
- Morten Højbjerg · Editor
- Johannes Nyholm · Editor
- Simon Borka Otterstål · Casting director
- Stina Elinderson · Casting director
- Ellen Oseng · Production designer