Summary
Sophia, a new high school student, tries to make friends with Barbara, who tells her that “she kills giants,” protecting this way her hometown and its inhabitants, who do not understand her strange behavior.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Comfort watch
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 76Audiences 65GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer78%
Metascore74
Audience score73%
User score6.6
IMDb6.1
Letterboxd · 23 K ratings3.0/5
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for fantasy movies, +6 min on the typical 100
typical 100106Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.
Reach
Streams in 24 countries, rent or buy in 17 more
+14Released
2017
November 15, 2017
9 years ago
Genres
FantasyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Belgium
United Kingdom- United States
- Ireland
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more16 people
- Madison WolfeBarbara Thorson
- Zoe SaldañaMrs. Mollé
- Imogen PootsKaren Thorson
- Sydney WadeSophia
- Rory JacksonTaylor
- Art ParkinsonDave
- Noel ClarkeMr. Mollé
- Jennifer EhleMrs. Thorson
Ciara O'CallaghanTheresa Tuzzo- JBJohn BoyleGiant (voice)
Brandon MaherJock
Don WycherleyPrincipal Marx- ASAmanda StuartSchool aide
- AWAideen WyldeMrs. Potts
Ben CarolanMophead- SKSonya KellyMrs. Laney
Directing · 2
- Anders Walter Director
- Kevin Van Roy Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Joe Kelly Screenplay, Graphic Novel, Producer
- J.M. Ken Niimura Graphic Novel
Production · 12
- Chris Columbus Producer
- Kim Magnusson Producer
- Adrian Politowski Producer
- Michael Barnathan Producer
- Nick Spicer Producer
- Martin Metz Producer
Camera · 6
- Rasmus Heise Director of Photography
- Sofie Silbermann Still Photographer
- Bart van Otterdijk Camera Operator
- Wouter Dewilde First Assistant Camera
- Hans Reynaerts Key Grip
- Hannes Blommaert Epk Camera Operator
Editing · 3
- Lars Wissing Editor
- Thomas Vanthuyne Assistant Editor, Visual Effects Editor
- Louis Bülov Bertelsen Assistant Editor
Sound · 9
- Laurent Perez del Mar Original Music Composer
- François Dumont Supervising Sound Editor
- Vincent Maloumian Foley
- Steve Jackson Sound Recordist
- Jeroen Truijens Dialogue Editor
- Cécile Coutelier Music Editor
Art · 13
- Susie Cullen Production Design
- Gilles Balabaud Art Direction
- Tamara Conboy Art Direction
- Mick Flood Property Master
- Ken Van De Mierop Set Dresser
- Martin Hayes Construction Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Charlotte Willems Costume Design
- Saskia Verreycken Prosthetic Designer
- Frank van Wolleghem Key Hair Stylist
- Evie Hamels Key Makeup Artist
- Kaisa Mielczarek Seamstress
- Barbara de Laere Seamstress
Visual Effects · 8
- Guillaume Lurati Animation
- Jean-Marc Ky Animation
- Augustin Paliard Animation
- Phillip Berg Animation Director
- Fawzi Zidane Animation
- Jonathan Vandrepotte Animation
Lighting · 6
- Eimear Ennis Graham Lighting Technician
- Maxim Honoré Lighting Technician
- Addo Gallagher Gaffer
- Mattijs Van Doninck Lighting Technician
- Dieter Van der Eecken Gaffer
- Korneel Moeyaert Electrician
Other crew · 2
- Jelle Ector Techno Crane Operator
- Aurore Rousset CG Supervisor
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