Savage

Each chapter is set in a defining time for New Zealand street gangs: from the tough state-run boys' homes of the sixties where many gang members grew up; to the emerging urban gang scene in the seventies where teenagers created their own...
New Zealand Production
Feature 2019 Drama 101.00 minutes
SAVAGE201989 20web
Inspired by the true stories of New Zealand's Street gangs across 30 years, Savage follows Danny at three critical moments in his life as he grows from a boy into the violent enforcer of a gang.
2019: Busan Film Festival
BFI London Film Festival
2020: Shanghai International Film Festival

Directors

Sam Kelly

Producers

Vicky Pope

Screenplay Writers

Sam Kelly

Executive Producers

Bill Trotter
William Watson
Brian Kelly

Sales Agent

Production Company

Distributor

Madman Entertainment

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