Savior (1998)
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56% of critics liked it
(9 reviews) -
76% of users liked it
(4,331 ratings)
After producer Oliver Stone saw Serbian director Peter Antonijevic's political drama The Little One (1992), he sent him Robert Orr's screenplay, which Orr based on the true story of an American mercenary in Bosnia. Orr had been a photographer's assistant during the war. Thus, Antonijevic… More After producer Oliver Stone saw Serbian director Peter Antonijevic's political drama The Little One (1992), he sent him Robert Orr's screenplay, which Orr based on the true story of an American mercenary in Bosnia. Orr had been a photographer's assistant during the war. Thus, Antonijevic directed the first 100% American-funded film about the Yugoslav conflict, beginning with a Paris prologue: Former U.S. military official Joshua (Dennis Quaid) entered the Foreign Legion after his wife (Nastassja Kinski) was killed in Paris by Muslim fundamentalists. Six years later, in Bosnia during 1993, Joshua and his pal Peter (Stellan Skarsgard), fight together on the Serbian side. After Peter dies from a grenade tossed by a young girl, Joshua shoots another youth on the side of the enemy. In a prisoner exchange, psycho Serb Goran (Sergej Trifunovic), a Muslim-hater, and Joshua wind up with pregnant Vera (Natasa Ninkovic), victim of a Muslim rape. When Goran threatens to shoot her baby, Joshua kills Goran. After Vera rejects the child, her family turns against her, and Joshua drives mother and child to a refugee center. Eventually, Joshua attempts to get Vera and her baby out of the country, but they encounter death-dealing Croatian marauders. Filmed in Montenegro, Savior was shown at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival and the 1998 Sochi Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Peter Antonijevic, Predrag Antonijevic
- Written By
- Robert Orr
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International
- In Theaters
- Nov 20, 1998 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Filme injustamente ignorado, é brutal em sua mensagem humanitária e traz Quaid na melhor atuação de sua carreira.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A very violent drama that takes a visceral stand against vengeance and ethnic cleansing.
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Chris Grunden, Film Journal International
Quaid's stripped-down, emotionally raw performance is a far cry from his last acting job in The Parent Trap.
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Cast
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Dennis Quaid
as Joshua Rose / Guy
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Nastassja Kinski
as Maria
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Stellan Skarsgård
as Peter
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Natasa Ninkovic
as Vera
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Sergej Trifunovic
as Gorna
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Nebojsa Glogovac
as Vera's Brother
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Vesna Trivalic
as Woman On Bus
- Dusan Perkovic
- John Maclaren
