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Savior

1998 · 103 min

A harrowing, unflinching war drama that immerses you in brutality and moral wreckage, offering only faint glimmers of humanity.

Directed by: Predrag Antonijević
Genres: History, Drama, War
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Pascal Rollin, Catlin Foster

Tagline: He's fighting a war he doesn't believe in, hoping to find something he does.
Overview: A hardened mercenary in the Foreign Legion begins to find his own humanity when confronted with atrocities during the fighting in Bosnia.

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Directed by: Predrag Antonijević
Genres: History, Drama, War
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Pascal Rollin, Catlin Foster

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
violence
trauma
redemption
grief
Places: countryside
road trip
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	6
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	9
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: history, drama, war
Directed by: Predrag Antonijević
Written by: Robert Orr
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Pascal Rollin, Catlin Foster, Stellan Skarsgård, John Maclaren, Nataša Ninković, Nastassja Kinski, Sergej Trifunović
Music: David Robbins
Cinematography: Ian Wilson
Runtime: 103 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: Bosnian, English, French, Serbian

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