Savages (2001 film)

Savages (Spanish: Salvajes) is a 2001 drama film directed by Carlos Molinero [es] based on the play of the same name by José Luis Alonso de Santos. It stars Marisa Paredes and Imanol Arias.

Savages
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Salvajes
Directed by	Carlos Molinero
Screenplay by	Jorge Juan Martínez Carlos Molinero Clara Pérez Escrivá Salvador Maldonado
Based on	Salvajes by José Luis Alonso de Santos
Produced by	Lola Salvador
Starring	Marisa Paredes Imanol Arias Manuel Morón Roger Casamajor María Isasi Alberto Ferreiro Emilio Buale Mario Pardo Alicia Sánchez
Cinematography	Gerardo Gormezano
Edited by	Renato Sanjuán José Recuenco
Music by	Luis Mendo
Production companies	Brothers & Sisters Passion Walls Línea Sur PC
Release date	28 September 2001 (2001-09-28) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

The fiction is set in Valencia, in the Mediterranean coast.^[1] A nurse (Berta) feels obliged to provide support to her deceased sister's three orphaned children: Raúl and Guillermo (two males members of neo-Nazi groupuscules), and Lucía (infatuated with Fausto, involved in the smuggling of immigrants to Europe). Berta's love affair with Eduardo (a policeman suffering from cirrhosis and Berta's patient) is disrupted by the latter's suspicion about the brutal murder of an immigrant, which the policeman attributes to Berta's nephews.

Cast

• Marisa Paredes as Berta^[2]
• Imanol Arias as Eduardo^[3]
• Manuel Morón [es] as Morís^[3]
• Roger Casamajor as Guillermo^[3]
• María Isasi as Lucía^[3]
• Alberto Ferreiro [es] as Raúl^[3]
• Emilio Buale as Omar^[3]
• Mario Pardo as Turuta^[3]
• Alicia Sánchez [es] as Amparo^[3]
• José Luis Alcobendas [es] as Fausto^[4]
• Carmen Balagué as Sonsoles^[3]
• Petra Martínez as Conchita^[3]
• Consuelo Trujillo as Madre^[3]
• Silvia Casanova [es] as Milagros^[3]
• Conchita Goyanes [es] as Ángela^[3]
• Darío Paso [es] as Fino^[3]

Production

An adaptation of the 1998 play Salvajes by José Luis Alonso de Santos,^[5][6] the screenplay was penned by Jorge Juan Martínez, Carlos Molinero, Clara Pérez Escrivá, and Salvador Maldonado.^[7]

The film was produced by Lola Salvador [es]'s production company Brothers & Sisters alongside Passion Walls and Línea Sur PC, and it had the participation of TVE and Canal+.^[8][4][9]

Release

Distributed by Alta Classics, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 28 September 2001.^[6] It was also selected for the 49th San Sebastián International Film Festival's 'New Directors' lineup.^[10]

Reception

David Rooney of Variety deemed the "gritty, gripping tale of fanatical hatred in coastal Valencia" to be "stylishly directed and convincingly performed by a strong cast", adherence to the "vogue for convulsive hand-held camerawork" notwithstanding.^[4]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2002	16th Goya Awards	Best New Director	Carlos Molinero	Nominated	[7]
		Best Adapted Screenplay	Jorge Juan Martínez, Carlos Molinero, Clara Pérez Escrivá, Salvador Maldonado	Won
		Best New Actress	María Isasi	Nominated

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2001