Absolute Giganten is a 1999 German comedy drama film written and directed by Sebastian Schipper, produced by Stefan Arndt and Tom Tykwer. Set in Hamburg, it depicts how a group of young Germans react to the prospect of one of them leaving forever, and involves drinking, V8 engines, and an extraordinary game of table football.
| Absolute Giganten | |
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| Directed by | Sebastian Schipper |
| Written by | Sebastian Schipper |
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| Cinematography | Frank Griebe |
| Edited by | Andrew Bird |
| Music by | The Notwist, Sophia and others |
| Distributed by | X-Filme Creative Pool |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
It was Schipper's first movie as a director. In the year 2000 the movie won the German Film Award in the category Outstanding Feature Film.
Cast
- Frank Giering as Floyd
- Florian Lukas as Ricco
- Antoine Monot, Jr. as Walter
- Julia Hummer as Telsa
- Jochen Nickel as Snake
- Albert Kitzl as Elvis
- Guido A. Schick as Dulle
- Silvana Bosi as Walter's Grandma
Reception
The film was generally well-received by German critics. The American film critic Eric D. Snider wrote that the film "has the sort of world-weary, melancholy bleakness we've come to expect from that country, while at the same time infusing energy and vigor into filmmaking as an art form. This is a pitifully touching film, uplifting for its intrinsic beauty even while evoking sadness for the characters."[1]
