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Rikard, autistisk och gravt missbildad, skiljdes vid födseln från sin mor. Nu, 30 år senare, är han övertygad om att få henne tillbaka om han bara vinner de Nordiska mästerskapen i boule. Tänk om han kunde få till det där perfekta kastet, den där magiska känslan när allt klaffar och vinna den där stora pokalen att visa för mamma. Rikards sköra fysik och en hårt dömande omgivning får inte stoppa honom. Till sin hjälp har han sin bäste vän och tränare Roland, tre klot i skimrande guld och en 50 meter hög jätte. Jätten (2016), directed by Johannes Nyholm, follows a man with severe physical disabilities who escapes a harsh reality through an elaborate fantasy world where he becomes a powerful giant. As his inner and outer worlds collide, the film explores isolation, vulnerability, and the need for dignity. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and quickly gained attention for its uncompromising and deeply unsettling approach. Från IMDB: A severely deformed young man dreams of being reunited with his mother and finds freedom by exploring his imaginative inner life, where he is a 200-foot giant.
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The Giant (2016)
86 min
A film about Rikard, age 30. He is autistic and severely disfigured. He lives in a home for disabled people. He was separated from his mother as a three-year-old, and this continues to torment him today. To deal with life's trials, Rikard escapes into a fantasy world in which he's a 50-meter-tall giant.