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Savages

2024 · 87 min

A tender, handcrafted stop-motion tale that blends warmth and quiet urgency as it follows a child's awakening to loss and responsibility.

Directed by: Claude Barras
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Family
Starring: Babette De Coster, Martin Verset, Laetitia Dosch

Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Claude Barras
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Family
Starring: Babette De Coster, Martin Verset, Laetitia Dosch

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: environment
family
coming-of-age
identity
justice
Places: countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: animation, adventure, family, drama
Directed by: Claude Barras
Written by: Claude Barras, Catherine Paillé
Starring: Babette De Coster, Martin Verset, Laetitia Dosch, Benoît Poelvoorde, Pierre-Isaie Duc, Michel Vuillermoz, Gaël Faye, Paysan Sailyvia
Music: Charles de Ville
Cinematography: Simon Filliot
Runtime: 87 min
Country: Switzerland, Belgium, France, United Kingdom
Languages: French

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