‘Giant’ is the true story of Prince Naseem ‘Naz’ Hamed’s humble beginnings on the tough working class streets of Sheffield and his discovery by Brendan Ingle, himself a steel industry worker turned boxing trainer. Their unlikely partnership along with Naz’ unorthodox style, cocky persona and sheer dominance in the ring, propelled them to the top of boxing’s elite and unprecedented levels of global superstardom, all in the face of the rampant Islamophobia and racism of 80’s and 90’s Britain.
Rowan Athale
Born in Barnsley (United Kingdom) in 1982, he began his career working in production and directing commercials before making his first short film, ‘A Good Life’, in 2010. In 2012, he made his feature film debut with ‘Wasteland’ (2012), which caused a stir in the Futures section of the Toronto Film Festival. In 2019, he directed ‘Strange but True’, with a cast including Margaret Qualley, Brian Cox and Greg Kinnear, and ‘Giant’ (2025) is his third feature film as a director.
DIRECTOR
Rowan Athale
SCREENPLAY
Rowan Athale
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Larry Smith
EDITOR
Laurence Johnson
SOUND
Alex Outhwaite, Ed Trousseau
MUSIC
Neil Athale
PRODUCTION
Mark Lane, Stuart Ford, Kevin Sampson, Ross Williams
PRODUCTION COMPANY
AGC Studios, Balboa Productions, True Brit, Tea Shop, White Star
CAST
Pierce Brosnan, Amir El-Masry, Toby Stephens, Katherine Dow Blyton, Rocco Haynes, Doren John Farmer, Austin Haynes, Mark Wilkinson
