Savages (French: Les Sauvages) is a French drama mini-series, which premiered on Canal+ in September 2019.[1] A political drama, the series stars Roschdy Zem as Idder Chaouch, a politician who is on the verge of becoming the first Maghrebi person to win election as President of France, but whose campaign may be undone by family and racial politics after an assassination attempt is made on his life.[1]
| Savages | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Sabri Louatah Rebecca Zlotowski Benjamin Charbit David Elkaïm |
| Directed by | Rebecca Zlotowski |
| Music by | Robin Coudert |
| Country of origin | France |
| Original language | French |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Marco Cherqui Joëy Faré Rebecca Zlotowski |
| Cinematography | Georges Lechaptois |
| Editors | Mike Fromentin Géraldine Mangenot |
| Original release | |
| Network | Canal+ |
The series was created by Rebecca Zlotowski and Sabri Louatah, based on a series of novels by Louatah.[2]
The series had its television premiere on September 23, 2019.[3] In advance of its television premiere, two episodes of the series received a preview screening in the Primetime program at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]
Cast
edit- Marina Foïs : Marion
- Souheila Yacoub : Jasmine
- Roschdy Zem : Idder Chaouch
- Amira Casar : Daria
- Sofiane : Nazir
- Lyna Khoudri : Louna
- Gérard Watkins : Serge Lamiel
- Jacques Bonnaffé : Doctor Lamarche-Vadel
References
edit- ^ a b John Hopewell, "Rebecca Zlotowski, Sabri Louatah Talk ‘Savages,’ Canal Plus’ First Big Fall Series". Variety, September 11, 2019.
- ^ Quentin Billet-Garin, "Rebecca Zlotowski va adapter "Les Sauvages" de Sabri Louatah sous la forme d'une série". Les Inrockuptibles, June 12, 2018.
- ^ "Les Sauvages débarque sur Canal+". Le Figaro, September 9, 2019.
- ^ Steve Greene, "TIFF Primetime Lineup: ‘Mrs. Fletcher,’ ‘Briarpatch,’ ‘Limetown’ Lead 2019 TV Lineup". IndieWire, August 15, 2019.
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