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Sebastian Schipper

Absolute Giganten (Gigantic)

Edition 1999
80' - 1999 - Drama, Comedy - Dialogue: German, Italian
Director: Sebastian Schipper With: Frank Giering, Florian Lukas, Antoine Monot Jr.
This film centres around three friends Walter, Ricco and Floyd. They all live in Hamburg and live out their lives from one day to the next, somewhere between high rise apartment blocks, fast food restaurants and car repair shops. All three are in their early 20s and have dreams of different, absolutely gigantic ways of life. One day, Floyd joins the crew of a freighter about to leave for Singapore. Before the ship weighs anchor the next morning, the three friends spend their last night together. As it turns out, this night will be the night of their lives…

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Credits

Director

Sebastian Schipper

With

Frank Giering, Florian Lukas, Antoine Monot Jr.

Scenario

Sebastian Schipper

Director of Photography

Frank Griebe

Editor

Andrew Bird

Producer

Stefan Arndt, Tom Tykwer

More information

Dialogue

German, Italian

Countries of production

Germany

Year

1999

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