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Gigantic

Gigantic

19997.61h 20m

Overview

The Hamburg friends Walter, Ricco and Floyd take each day as it comes between the estates of tower blocks and fast food restaurants. All three are in their early twenties and are dreaming of another life when Floyd suddenly takes a job on a freighter going to Singapore.

Directed by Sebastian Schipper
Written by Sebastian Schipper
Produced by Stefan Arndt, Tom Tykwer
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Top Cast

F

Frank Giering

Floyd

Florian Lukas

Florian Lukas

Ricco

Antoine Monot Jr.

Antoine Monot Jr.

Walter

Julia Hummer

Julia Hummer

Telsa

Jochen Nickel

Jochen Nickel

Snake

Albert Kitzl

Albert Kitzl

Elvis

Hannes Hellmann

Hannes Hellmann

Klaus

Gustav Peter Wöhler

Gustav Peter Wöhler

Horst

Peter Franke

Peter Franke

Meister

G

Guido A. Schick

Dulle

Themes & Keywords

friendshipfarewellintensive carestetsonkickerdiscohamburg, germanyroad movieburgers

About Gigantic

Gigantic is a drama, comedy film released in 1999 exploring themes of friendship, farewell, intensive care, stetson, kicker, disco. Directed by Sebastian Schipper, it stars Frank Giering, Florian Lukas, Antoine Monot Jr.. The Hamburg friends Walter, Ricco and Floyd take each day as it comes between the estates of tower blocks and fast food restaurants. All three are in their early twenties and are dreaming of another life when Floyd suddenly takes a job on a freighter going to Singapore.

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