The film premiered on 20 May in the Directors ' Fortnight at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival . The film was subsequently screened at various film festivals , including Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur and BFI London Film Festival , and premiered in the United States at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on January 27 , 2011 . The Belgian regular release was on 12 October 2011 through O'Brother Distribution . Haut et Court bought the distribution rights for France and Eye Film Instituut bought the Dutch distribution . The film was released in France on 2 November 2011 and in the Netherlands on 26 January 2012 . As of November 6 , 2011 , '' The Giants '' has grossed $ 211,657 in Belgium and $ 119,816 in France . Following its wins at the 2nd Magritte Awards , it was announced O’Brother Distribution would re-release the film in Belgium on 8 February 2012
2011 Cannes Film Festival
2011 Cannes Film Festival
The Giants (2011 film)