Savages (2001 film)


Savages is a 2001 drama film directed by based on the play of the same name by José Luis Alonso de Santos. It stars Marisa Paredes and Imanol Arias.

Plot

The fiction is set in Valencia, in the Mediterranean coast. A nurse feels obliged to provide support to her deceased sister's three orphaned children: Raúl and Guillermo, and Lucía. Berta's love affair with Eduardo is disrupted by the latter's suspicion about the brutal murder of an immigrant, which the policeman attributes to Berta's nephews.

Production

An adaptation of the 1998 play Salvajes by José Luis Alonso de Santos, the screenplay was penned by Jorge Juan Martínez, Carlos Molinero, Clara Pérez Escrivá, and Salvador Maldonado.
The film was produced by 's production company Brothers & Sisters alongside Passion Walls and Línea Sur PC, and it had the participation of TVE and Canal+.

Release

Distributed by Alta Classics, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 28 September 2001. It was also selected for the 49th San Sebastián International Film Festival's 'New Directors' lineup.

Reception

David Rooney of Variety deemed the "gritty, gripping tale of fanatical hatred in coastal Valencia" to be "stylishly directed and convincingly performed by a strong cast", adherence to the "vogue for convulsive hand-held camerawork" notwithstanding.