Savages
Film details
| Film Title | Savages |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 87mins |
| Year | 2024 |
| Country | Switzerland, Belgium, France, United Kingdom |
| Director | Claude Barras |
| Actors | Babette De Coster, Martin Verset, Laetitia Dosch, Benoît Poelvoorde, Pierre-Isaie Duc, Michel Vuillermoz, Gaël Faye, Paysan Sailyvia, Nelly Tungang, Komeok Joe |
| Language | French |
| AKA | Sauvages |
| Showings |
In Borneo, near the tropical forest, Kéria rescues a baby orangutang in the palm oil plantation where her father works. Kéria’s cousin Selaï comes to live with them seeking refuge from the conflict between his indigenous tribe and the logging companies. Kéria, Selaï and the little orangutang, now named Oshi, will have to fight against their forest’s destruction.
There’s real value in a family film that puts its characters before plot, gags and pop-culture references, and which explores it with such wit, sincerity and visual panache.
★★★★
Despite how fantastical the jungles of “Savages” may look, it’s a film that’s very much rooted in real life, and is all the more powerful for it.
★★★★
