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    Sleeping Giant (2015) Poster
    Sleeping Giant (2015)

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    • 83
      Jessica Kiang The Playlist
      Perhaps most impressive is how, despite the nostalgia inherent in this kind of endeavor, "Sleeping Giant" never sentimentalizes its story, and never compromises on the essentially bleak idea that you can be transformed from a carefree child shading your eyes from the glare of a huge, wide future to a scarred and haunted young adult in a single moment.
    • 83
      Jared Mobarak The Film Stage
      These young actors are superb in their roles, each embodying the complexities of early teen life and the adult struggles they face without the maturity to appropriately handle.
    • 70
      Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter
      What’s particularly admirable here is the way the cast and filmmakers illuminate not just the wit and charm of young men, but also the callow cruelty of youth, driven by a killer combination of naïve idealism, solipsism, poor self-esteem and raging hormones.
    • 70
      Guy Lodge Variety
      Cividino depicts the tricky male power games between the boys with tact and compassionate impartiality.
    • 60
      Tim Grierson Screen Daily
      The ceaseless stupidity of men is lamented but also dissected in Sleeping Giant, a thoughtful, well-observed but also familiar coming-of-age drama.
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