Savages (Salvajes) (2001)
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One dysfunctional family's problems hold up a mirror to larger issues of racism and misplaced patriotism in this Spanish drama. Berta (Marisa Paredes) is a nurse who is edging into middle age and looking for a husband; she also looks after the three teenage children of her recently deceased… More One dysfunctional family's problems hold up a mirror to larger issues of racism and misplaced patriotism in this Spanish drama. Berta (Marisa Paredes) is a nurse who is edging into middle age and looking for a husband; she also looks after the three teenage children of her recently deceased sister. Eduardo (Imanol Arias) is a hard-drinking police investigator who encounters Berta during a trip to the hospital; they hit it off and begin dating. But Berta's new romance could pose a problem for her niece, Lucia (Maria Isasi), whose boyfriend, Fausto (Jose Luis Alcobendas), has a lucrative illegal business smuggling illegal aliens from North Africa into Spain. Adding to tensions around the house, Lucia's brothers, Raul (Alberto Ferreiro) and Guillermo (Roger Casamajor), are members of an extreme right-wing group who have been implicated in the murder of an illegal immigrant from Senegal (Emilio Buale). Berta tries to ignore the ugly truth about the youngsters in her care, but when Eduardo is assigned to investigate the case of the murdered immigrant, she is forced to face the reality of her family's actions. Salvajes was the first feature film from director Carlos Molinero. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Carlos Mollinero, Carlos Molinero
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 26, 2001 Wide
- On DVD
- May 18, 2004
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Cast
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Marisa Paredes
as Berta
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Imanol Arias
as Eduardo
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Manuel Morón
as Moris
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Roger Casamajor
as Guillermo
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Maria Isasi
as Lucia
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Alberto Ferreiro
as Raul
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José Luis Alcobendas
as Fausto
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Emilio Buale
as Omar
- Mario Pardo
- Alicia Sanchez
