Savior

Savior (1998)

  • 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

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In Theaters
Nov 20, 1998 Wide
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

    Filme injustamente ignorado, é brutal em sua mensagem humanitária e traz Quaid na melhor atuação de sua carreira.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    A very violent drama that takes a visceral stand against vengeance and ethnic cleansing.

  • 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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  • Luke B


    Savior is a film that forces you to confront the harsh realities of the world. It doesn't play scenes for excitement or entertainment, nor does it offer an easy escape for the audience. Dennis Quaid goes through hell in this film. He loses everything he loves, and then turns into… More

  • Jani H


    "You are a good man" Set in 1993 Bosnia, Dennis Quaid plays the character of Joshua, a man who's family was killed by Muslims. Now a mercenary for the Serbs army, he is a hard and bitter man who has nothing to lose. The film is all about Quaid. He gives a very subtle… More

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