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Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
I Kill Giants (2017)
The story of a teenager who copes with school and family life by escaping into a fantasy world of magic and monsters. Life is not easy for our young heroine, Barbara Thorson. Defiant, precocious, outspoken, and a loner, Barbara relates more to the make-believe world of Dungeons & Dragons. At home, she makes life difficult for her older sister, Karen, who is responsible for taking care of her and her brother. At school, psychologist Mrs. Mollé takes an interest in Barbara's increasingly worrisome behaviour. As she deals with loss and bullying, Barbara's imagined life begins spilling into her real one and she becomes obsessed with what she sees as her quest: killing giants. It's only when she's forced to face the truth and overcome her fears that Barbara is able to confront her demons. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel by Joe Kelly and Ken Niimura.
| Country | United States of America, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Year | 2017 |
| Duration | 106 min |
| Rating | 13 |
| Language | English |
| Subtitle | Czech |
| Directed by | Anders Walter |
| Screenplay | Joe Kelly |
| Director of Photography | Rasmus Heise |
| Music | Laurent Perez Del Mar |
| Edited by | Lars Wissing |
| Contact | The Festival Agency |
Biography
A Danish director and screenwriter. His short, live-acted productions have given us the award-winning film 9 Meters (9 Meter, 2012), Katusha (2014), and Helium (2013), for which he won an Oscar. His feature film debut is the fantasy drama I Kill Giants (2017).
Friendship, Family, School, Drama, Fantasy, Growing Up, Teamwork, Illness, Action + Adventure, Empathy, Supernatural