The Giants

"Freedom is the greatest adventure"

2011 1h 24m FR

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 48

DramaAdventure

Synopsis

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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...

“Freedom is the greatest adventure”

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Cast

Zacharie Chasseriaud
Zak
Martin Nissen
Seth
Paul Bartel
Danny
Karim Leklou
Angel
Didier Toupy
Bœuf
Marthe Keller
Rosa
Gwen Berrou
Martha, la copine de Bœuf
Jean-François Wolff
Le chef des déménageurs

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bouli Lanners
Writers: Bouli Lanners, Elise Ancion
Languages: French, Russian, Slovak
Countries: Belgium, France, Luxembourg

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Russian, Slovak.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Belgium, France, Luxembourg.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bouli Lanners, shot by Jean-Paul de Zaetijd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Zacharie Chasseriaud and Martin Nissen and Paul Bartel carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bouli Lanners directs. Jean-Paul de Zaetijd behind the camera. Ewin Ryckaert cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium, France, Luxembourg. Dialogue in French, Russian, Slovak.

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Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Russian, Slovak.
4International production across 3 countries: Belgium, France, Luxembourg.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Bouli Lanners, shot by Jean-Paul de Zaetijd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Ewin Ryckaert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Zacharie Chasseriaud and Martin Nissen and Paul Bartel carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Freedom is the greatest adventure".
10IMDB entry: tt1756595 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
12Classified under 8 themes, including "drug dealer", "friendship", "male friendship", "coming of age".
13Released under 10 different titles around the world.