The Giants

The Giants

The Giants

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The Giants

"Freedom is the greatest adventure"

2011

1h 24m

7.1(46 votes)

Drama

Adventure

Overview

Brothers Seth and Zak, ages 15 and 13 ¾, are spending the summer in their deceased grandfather's house, waiting in vain for their mother, who is otherwise busy, and running low on cash. To make some money, they decide to rent out the house to a local drug dealer, but things don't go exactly as planned...

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Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB

Versus Production

The people behind it

Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Zacharie Chasseriaud

Zacharie Chasseriaud

Zak

Martin Nissen

Martin Nissen

Seth

Paul Bartel

Paul Bartel

Danny

Karim Leklou

Karim Leklou

Angel

Didier Toupy

Didier Toupy

Bœuf

Marthe Keller

Marthe Keller

Rosa

Gwen Berrou

Gwen Berrou

Martha, la copine de Bœuf

Jean-François Wolff

Jean-François Wolff

Le chef des déménageurs

Nathalie Fels

Yvonne, la fille de Rosa

Creative team

Directed by: Bouli Lanners
Written by: Elise Ancion
Bouli Lanners

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