Savage (2009)

An exploration of masculinity and violence. A story of obsession and revenge, as a man tries to come to terms with a brutal, random attack and its consequences.

Director:

Brendan Muldowney

Writer:

Brendan Muldowney

Stars:

Darren Healy, Nora-Jane Noone, Gerry Shanahan

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Darren Healy	...	Paul Graynor
Nora-Jane Noone	...	Michelle
Gerry Shanahan	...	Josie Burns - Homeless Man 1
Brian Fortune	...	Homeless Man 2
Andie McCaffrey Byrne	...	Woman in Car (as Andrea McCaffrey)
Feidlim Cannon	...	Ian
Vincent Walsh	...	Newspaper Sub-Editor (voice)
Ryan Andrews	...	Youth 1
Shane Murray-Corcoran	...	Youth 2
Craig Harris	...	Youth 3
Leroy Howard	...	Youth 4
Jer O'Leary	...	Paul's Father
Karl Shiels	...	Eddie
Zoe Doyle	...	Drunken Girl
Sarah Byrne	...	Drunken Girl

Storyline

An exploration of masculinity and violence. A story of obsession and revenge, as a man tries to come to terms with a brutal, random attack and its consequences.

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Plot Keywords:

male nudity | nudity | male frontal nudity | ireland | revenge | 

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Taglines:

Fear. Control. Anger. Revenge.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Nocturne for Piano in B Flat Minor. Op. 9/1
Composed by Frédéric Chopin
Performed by Stephen McKeon

User Reviews

Deeper than seems

First, I wanna quote FlashCallahan with his brilliant words that really express one of the main points of this movie: "the film carries some heavy morals about getting revenge, it can eat away at you and turn you into the one thing you despise.". This key idea is extremely important for all the mankind. And another key idea I saw is that violence generates violence - not a new one for me, but shown in a very illustrative way which reflects a deadlock principle "eye for eye". In fact, the main character's transformation into "the man, who is able to stand up" is a developmental dead end to a savage, not a human. Indeed, Darren Healy's character had no self-defense skills, probably, had no experience of being attacked or hurted, unable to fight. Anyway, his "compensation" all these missed things transformed him neither to a "real man", nor to human at all. The ability to kill, to revenge, to destroy is not a true attribute for a real man, if we refer it to human being. And revenge is displayed as more powerful thing than love, because even love cannot stop revenge from its destroying a person who chose it. The director of the film mercilessly destroyed the ideas of humanism, having carried them to our society. But in this way he strongly focuses on them, highly paying attention on the impossibility of their existence on the way the main character chose. Of course, the emphasized problem is always actual and very difficult. The difficulty is about what to do with a destroyed and changed life when society gives you 2 options - to follow it and substitute human concepts in which a man is a one who is able to kill and avenge (and degrade within), or to die from such concepts. No, a choice is always exists, but there is a very delicate balance between a right choice and those given options. Although the director told nothing in this film. This movie really impressed me, though I don't like violence on the screen.

Especially I admired Darren Healy's play done. It's a harsh and rough film but it can make you think much.

Details

Country:

Ireland

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 September 2010 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Savage - At the End of All Humanity

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Savage Productions, Screen Ireland, Filmbase

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1