Léo is a young man who lives on the street as a sex worker – a vagabond in desperate search for human contact, who passionately disregards money and any other form of social dependency. In this filmic study on corporeality and the desire that transcends the boundaries of the flesh, a fearless actor (whom we met in Robin Campillo’s BPM) and an equally brave first-time director invite us to keep company to this elusive hero and feel him even if we can’t grasp him.
Savage
Sauvage
59th TIFF: Greek Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: Camille Vidal-Naquet
- Script: Camille Vidal-Naquet
- Cinematography: Jacques Girault
- Editing: Elif Uluengin
- Sound: Jérémie Vernerey, Julien Roig, Benjamin Viau
- Music: Romain Trouillet
- Actors: Felix Maritaud, Eric Bernard, Nicolas Dibla
- Production: Les Films de la Croisade, La Voie Lactée
- Producers: Emmanuel Giraud, Marie Sonne-Jensen
- Art Direction: Charlotte Casamitjana
- Costumes: Julie Angel
- Camera: Alexis Cohen
- Make Up: Aurelia Gauthier
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: France
- Production Year: 2018
- Duration: 99΄
- Contact: Pyramide International, ilaria@pyramidefilms.com
- Awards/Distinctions: Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award – Cannes Film Festival 2018 FIPRESCI Prize – Jerusalem Film Festival 2018
Camille Vidal-Naquet
Professor of Film Analysis with a master's degree in Literature, Camille Vidal-Naquet has directed an experimental short film in sign language, Génie (6 min), then a first fiction film, Backstage (24 min), and Heady Stuff (28 min). Sauvage is his first feature film.
Filmography
2001 Backstage (short)
2014 Mauvaise tête | Heady Stuff (short)
2018 Sauvage | Savage
2014 Mauvaise tête | Heady Stuff (short)
2018 Sauvage | Savage