The Giants (2011)

Original title

Les géants

Directed by

Bouli Lanners

Genre

comedy drama

Country

France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two teenage brothers spend a summer in the Belgian Ardennes countryside trying to fend for themselves. They get mixed up with a local small-time crook, and their adventure takes some turning points.

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What happens

The Giants (French: Les géants) is a 2011 Belgian drama film directed by Bouli Lanners, written by Lanners and Elise Ancion, starring Zacharie Chasseriaud, Martin Nissen, Paul Bartel, Didier Toupy, Karim Leklou, Marthe Keller and Gwen Berrou. Shot in the Ardennes in Belgium and Luxembourg, produced by Jacques-Henri Bronckart and Jani Thiltges for Versus Production, it was released in Belgium on 12 October 2011. The Giants had its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival on May 20, where it won the SACD Prize and the Art Cinema Award. It has received high praise from film critics and is considered one of the best Belgian films of that year, winning five Magritte Awards, including Best Film and Best Director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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