Against a giant and a bogeyman

The Green Knight is a retelling of the knightly quest to take on a mysterious emerald-skinned giant

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Opening in cinemas today, The Green Knight is based on a 14th-century poem about a knight from King Arthur's legendary Round Table.

Only this revisionist take does not romanticise the knight's quest embarked on by Arthur's spoilt nephew Sir Gawain, played by Dev Patel.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 23, 2021, with the headline Against a giant and a bogeyman . Subscribe