Completed - ENGLISH - Crime, Drama - 100 minutes
Inspired by the stories of the men who formed New Zealand's early street gangs, SAVAGE follows Danny at three defining moments that push and pull him between his blood family and gang family, as he grows from a boy into a violent gang enforcer.
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : Sam KELLY Writer(s) : Sam KELLY Cast : Jake RYAN, John TUI, Chelsie PRESTON-CRAYFORD
Inspired by the stories and history of New Zealand’s violent street gangs, Savage portrays Danny at three different ages and important junctures that push and pull him towards and away from gang life. Each chapter of Danny’s life is a complete short story set in a defining time for NZ street gangs: from the abusive state-run boy’s homes of the sixties; to the emerging urban gang scene in the seventies where disenfranchised teenagers created their own families on the streets; to the eighties when gangs became more structured, criminal, and violent. Together the three chapters combine to create a deeper look at a boy who grows up to become the brutal enforcer of a gang; to understand how he got there. Savage is about Danny’s search for belonging and connection, and explores the notion of family. Danny is torn between his real family and his gang family, and must choose where he belongs.
Country(ies) : NEW ZEALAND
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