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Savage

1989 · 88 min

A quiet, oppressive coming-of-age drama where a small act of decency curdles into dread under the weight of suspicion and fear.

Directed by
Kamara Kamalova
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rifat Safiulin, Sabira Ataeva, Yelizaveta Nikishchikhina
Overview
The movie is set in the early fifties in a provincial Uzbek town. Fear and alienation have penetrated this once cozy town. The hero of the film, teenager Alik, once witnesses a boorish act of a neighbor who made a dizzying career out of denunciations. Standing up for a helpless woman, the young hero, thereby signing his own verdict.

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Directed by
Kamara Kamalova
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rifat Safiulin, Sabira Ataeva, Yelizaveta Nikishchikhina
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • betrayal
    • coming-of-age
    • power
    • fate
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Kamara Kamalova
    Written by
    Rustam Ibragimbekov
    Starring
    Rifat Safiulin, Sabira Ataeva, Yelizaveta Nikishchikhina, Tatyana Kanaeva, Atabek Faiziyev
    Cinematography
    Oleg Martynov
    Runtime
    88 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Uzbek

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