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Savage

2017 · 100 min

A wry, uneasy chamber piece where good intentions curdle into chaos, watching a well-meaning man lose control of a room full of unpredictable misfits.

Directed by: Dakota Gamble
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Kurt Tocci, Anthony M. Bertram, Gia Davis

Overview: A hopeful neurologist gathers a detail of antisocial criminals for weekly meetings in an attempt to cure them of their dysfunctional ways -- but it does not take long for him to realize that this was a bad idea from the get-go.

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Directed by: Dakota Gamble
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Kurt Tocci, Anthony M. Bertram, Gia Davis

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
isolation
morality
corruption
identity
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Dakota Gamble
Written by: Dakota Gamble
Starring: Kurt Tocci, Anthony M. Bertram, Gia Davis, Garrett Marchbank, Daniel Rhyder
Runtime: 100 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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