The Giants

The Giants

7.1IMDb Score
Released:2011-05-20
Duration:84 min
Director:Bouli Lanners
Actors:Zacharie Chasseriaud, Martin Nissen, Paul Bartel, Karim Leklou, Didier Toupy
Production:Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB, Versus Production

Overview:

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...

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