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Sauvage (2018)

29/08/2018 (FR)Drama1h 37m
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Overview

Léo, a 22-year-old homeless sex worker searches for genuine love on the streets of Strasbourg.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Félix Maritaud

      Félix Maritaud

      Léo

    2. Éric Bernard

      Éric Bernard

      Ahd

    3. Nicolas Dibla

      Mihal

    4. Philippe Ohrel

      Philippe Ohrel

      Claude

    5. Marie Seux

      Doctor

    6. Jean-Pierre Basté

      Bookseller

    7. Lucas Bleger

      Lucas Bleger

      Disabled Man

    8. Camille Müller

      Band Boy

    9. Philippe Couerre

      Philippe Couerre

      Rehab Doctor

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    A review by Stephen Campbell

    7.0
    Written by Stephen Campbell on Aug 1, 2019

    **_Powerful filmmaking, although the graphic sex scenes and passive protagonist won't be for everyone_** > _Léo has no moral judgement: he is just there. That's his life. He doesn't even know what "get out of it" means; get out of what, to go where?_ - Camille Vidal-Naquet; _Sauvage_ Production Notes _Sauvage_ [trans. _Wild_, although a lot of reviewers are incorrectly calling it _Savage_] is the debut film of writer/director Camille Vidal-Naquet, a former professor of film studies, and takes as its subject the daily grind of a male prostitute. Depictions of prostitution in cinema hav...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageFrench

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    Keywords

    • hustler
    • male prostitution
    • lgbt
    • strasbourg
    • gay theme