Germany / Sep 30, 1999 / 6
1h 20min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The Hamburg friends Walter, Ricco and Floyd take each day as it comes between the estates of tower blocks and fast food restaurants. All three are in their early twenties and are dreaming of another life when Floyd suddenly takes a job on a freighter going to Singapore.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Gustav Peter Wöhler | Horst |
| Peter Franke | Meister |
| Guido A. Schick | Dulle |
| Silvana Bosi | Walters grandmother |
| Johannes Silberschneider | Hans |
| Barbara de Koy | Irmgard |
| Michael Sideris | Dieter |
| Sven Pippig | Porn guy |
| Alfons-Andreas Lütje | Probation officer |
| Joshua Peters | Alfa-Driver |
| Andreas Schröders | Burger-Manager |
| Richard Beek | Gas station attendant |
| Martin Pawlowsky | Doctor |
| Ina Holst | Ricco's mother |
| Anna von Krosigk | Ricco's sister Manuela |
| Jessica Persson | Ricco's sister Chantal |
| Joel Mouton | Ricco's brother |
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| Jannik Mouton | Ricco's brother |
| Sabrina Brumm | Girlie |
| Marcnesium | Guy with Dreadlocks |
| Stein | Elvis |
| Speedy | Elvis |
| Faust | Elvis |
| Christian Ostertag | Elvis |
| Mirko Hufari | Elvis |
| Michael Sander | Soccer player |
| Theodor Lewin | Soccer player |
| Emil Senioch | Soccer player |
| Sascha Imbusch | Soccer player |
| Jona Sadhana Stümpfnagel | Soccer player |
| Bola Adebesi | Soccer player |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Absolute Giganten |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | X Filme Creative Pool, NDR, ARTE |
| Release date | 30 settembre 1999 |
| Production | Tom Tykwer, Stefan Arndt |
| Writer | Sebastian Schipper |
| Casting | An Dorthe Braker, Wiebke Recke |
| Editing | Andrew Bird, Clemens Kindermann |
| Cinematography | Frank Griebe, Tilman Büttner, Jan Hartmann, Gordon A. Timpen |
| Assistant directors | Sebastian Fahr-Brix, Volker Sattel, Sebastian Schipper, Lucy Fricke, Lucy Tanja Fricke |
| Lighting | Zoran Bravarić, Peter Kramer |
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| Camera operators | Tilman Büttner, Frank Griebe, Jan Hartmann, Gordon A. Timpen |
| Additional photography | Frank Griebe, Tilman Büttner, Jan Hartmann, Gordon A. Timpen |
| Production design | Alexis Teller, Dagmar Wessel |
| Art direction | Alexis Teller, Dagmar Wessel |
| Set decoration | Alexis Teller, Dagmar Wessel |
| Special effects | Peter Wiemker |
| Stunts | Sönke Korries |
| Music | Heino Herrenbrück, Günter Friedhoff, Lasse Viehöfer, Jörn Poetzl, Kai Storck, Uwe Kirbach, Matthias Lempert, Kai Tebbel, Markus Münz, Benjamin Schubert, Hartmut Teschemacher, Kuen-Il Song |
| Sound | Heino Herrenbrück, Günter Friedhoff, Lasse Viehöfer, Jörn Poetzl, Kai Storck, Uwe Kirbach, Matthias Lempert, Kai Tebbel, Markus Münz, Benjamin Schubert, Hartmut Teschemacher, Kuen-Il Song |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Jan 21, 2000
Austria / Aug 15, 2000
Digital
Switzerland / Apr 27, 2000 / 6
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