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29/08/2018 Drama 1h 37m
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Overview

Léo, a 22-year-old homeless sex worker searches for genuine love on the streets of Strasbourg.

  1. Camille Vidal-Naquet

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Félix Maritaud

    Léo

  2. Éric Bernard

    Ahd

  3. Nicolas Dibla

    Mihal

  4. Philippe Ohrel

    Claude

  5. Marie Seux

    Doctor

  6. Jean-Pierre Basté

    Bookseller

  7. Lucas Bleger

    Disabled Man

  8. Camille Müller

    Band Boy

  9. Philippe Couerre

    Rehab Doctor

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Reviews

A review by Stephen Campbell
Written by Stephen Campbell on 2019-08-01
**_Powerful filmmaking, although the graphic sex scenes and passive protagonist won't be for everyone_**

> _Léo has no moral judgement: he is just there. That's his life. He doesn't even know what "get out of it" means; get out of what, to go where?_

- Camille Vidal-Naquet; _Sauvage_ Production Notes

_Sauvage_ [trans. _Wild_, although a lot of reviewers are incorrectly calling it _Savage_] is the debut film of writer/director Camille Vidal-Naquet, a former professor of film studies, and takes as its subject the daily grind of a male prostitute. Depictions of prostitution in cinema ha...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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