I Kill Giants

"I find giants, I hunt giants"

2017 1h 46m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 1,297

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Synopsis

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Sophia, a new high school student, tries to make friends with Barbara, who tells her that “she kills giants,” protecting this way her hometown and its inhabitants, who do not understand her strange behavior.

“I find giants, I hunt giants”

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Cast

Madison Wolfe
Barbara Thorson
Zoe Saldaña
Mrs. Mollé
Imogen Poots
Karen Thorson
Sydney Wade
Sophia
Rory Jackson
Taylor
Art Parkinson
Dave
Noel Clarke
Mr. Mollé
Jennifer Ehle
Mrs. Thorson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anders Walter
Writers: Joe Kelly
Languages: English
Countries: Belgium, United Kingdom, United States of America, Ireland

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Belgium, United Kingdom, United States of America, Ireland.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anders Walter, shot by Rasmus Heise. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Laurent Perez del Mar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Lars Wissing shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Madison Wolfe and Zoe Saldaña and Imogen Poots carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "I find giants, I hunt giants".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4547194 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Anders Walter directs. Rasmus Heise behind the camera. Laurent Perez del Mar scores. Lars Wissing cuts. Produced in Belgium, United Kingdom, United States of America, Ireland. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2International production across 4 countries: Belgium, United Kingdom, United States of America, Ireland.
3Directed by Anders Walter, shot by Rasmus Heise. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Laurent Perez del Mar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Lars Wissing shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Madison Wolfe and Zoe Saldaña and Imogen Poots carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "I find giants, I hunt giants".
8IMDB entry: tt4547194 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 16 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Rasmus Heise
Original score: Laurent Perez del Mar
Editing: Lars Wissing
Production design: Susie Cullen
Costume design: Charlotte Willems
Makeup / hair: Evie Hamels
Sound: Alek Goosse
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.78:1 (16:9)
Status: Released
Budget: $15,100,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: I Kill Giants (2017)

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Gimly2018-05-15
★ 5/10
The CGI beasties were pretty cool to behold, unfortunately they were a pretty minute part of this movie, which is absolutely not what it was marketed to be. Now I've got no problem with a movie subverting expectations, but I Kill Giants didn't offer up enough within its alternatives to come away with a whole-hearted recommendation from me. What it does have is intermitantly interesting, and although I was a little disappointed, it was very far from the worst film I've seen all year. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
furious_iz2019-09-12
★ 4/10
The moral of the story is deep down inside every interesting and unique individual is an emotionally damaged person who just wants to wear normal clothes when they are "fixed", I'm looking at you The Breakfast Club, The Faculty, This Must Be The Place... Could've been a better film, if there had have been more ambiguity and less fixing of creative people to make them normal. Seriously I was bummed when the lead girl turned up without her bunny ears. Cool creature design seemed relatively pointless, because it was an emotional drama rather than a monster film. Also they didn't blend the CG and live action well enough for it to seem realistic or fluid. All in all kind of a waste of time, even if it was an interesting monster to pick. Too much indie, not enough everything else. For a better emotional drama with literal monsters expressing figurative problems, choose the far better Colossal.