Savages

Animation

An inspiring and entertaining ode to ecological and cultural preservation.

The Hollywood Reporter
  • Festival 40
  • Director: Claude Barras
  • Switzerland, Belgium, France 2024
  • 87 minutes
  • French
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

At the edge of the immense tropical forest on the island of Borneo where she lives, 11-year-old Kéria discovers an abandoned baby orangutan in her father's palm tree operation. As she cares for the young ape, her cousin Selaï seeks refuge with them to escape the conflict between his family and forestry companies. Together, the trio fights against the threat of destruction that looms over this ancestral forest. For Kéria, this battle also leads to the discovery of the truth about her own origins.

Following the worldwide success of My Life as a Courgette (Haifa IFF, 2016), Swiss filmmaker Claude Barras presents a deeply personal ecological fable, once again using his signature delightful stop-motion animation.

Filmography: My Life as a Courgette (2016).

Age: 10+

 

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  • Director Claude Barras
  • Production Nicolas Burlet, Barbara Letellier, Carole Scotta, Hugo Deghilage, Vincent Tavier
  • Script Claude Barras, Catherine Paillé, Nancy Huston, Morgan Navarro
  • Cinematography Simon Filliot
  • Editing Anne-Laure Guegan, Claude Barras
  • Music Charles De Ville
  • Festivals Cannes, Annecy, Locarno
  • Voices Babette De Coster, Martin Verset, Laetitia Dosch, Benoît Poelvoorde, Michel Vuillermoz, Gaël Faye
  • Source Lev Cinema