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.

[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).

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+.

[10] 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.