Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Hamburg
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Music
Music by The Notwist
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Frank Griebe
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Sebastian SchipperWriter
- Original title
- Absolute Giganten
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 30, 1999
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany
Production
Cast
Frank GieringFloyd
Florian LukasRicco
Antoine Monot Jr.Walter
Julia HummerTelsa
Jochen NickelSnake
Albert KitzlElvis
Hannes HellmannKlaus
Gustav Peter WöhlerHorst
Peter FrankeMeister- Guido A. SchickDulle
Silvana BosiWalters grandmother
Johannes SilberschneiderHans
Barbara de KoyIrmgard
Michael SiderisDieter
Sven PippigPorn guy- Alfons-Andreas LütjeProbation officer
- Joshua PetersAlfa-Driver
Andreas SchrödersBurger-Manager- Richard BeekGas station attendant
- Martin PawlowskyDoctor
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