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Savage State

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The American Civil War breaks out... A family of French colonists, settled in Missouri, decides to go back to France. Edmond, Madeleine, and their three daughters have to cross the whole country to reach New-York. They are led by the mysterious and dangerous mercenary, Victor.
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Peter Sobczynski RogerEbert.com While it has an undeniable curiosity factor, the film has merit as a sprawling and effective work that combines the expected action beats with quieter, character-driven moments, and elements of pure weirdness to surprisingly strong effect. Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 29, 2021 Full Review Joe Leydon Variety Writer-director David Perrault squanders the potential of his early scenes as he allows his film to devolve into an incoherent genre mashup. Jan 28, 2021 Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times A fascinating oddity: An unconventional western dominated by the desires of women. Jan 28, 2021 Full Review Audrey Fox JumpCut Online What defines Savage State more than anything else is how well it reimagines traditionally masculine western spaces. Aug 28, 2021 Full Review Ayeen Forootan In Review Online [Savage State does] much with character, and settle[s] instead for cyphers vaguely representative of old Western classics, more fetish than flesh. Jun 5, 2021 Full Review Peter Martin ScreenAnarchy Features individual scenes that are gorgeous and intriguing, but it doesn't add up to more than its surface attractions. Rated: 2.5/5.0 Feb 5, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Snowpatriot Goofs; the yankees who walked in on the dance were not in proper uniform. Enlisted privates with stripes down their legs of their yankee pants; totally out of regulation. The acting was 3rd rate; and the story line made no sense; pass on this one. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member It was interesting. I just don't get the part where they're going around the wagon on the brink of a precipice. Why not just climb THROUGH the wagon & avoid danger? Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member I didn't pick this movie- my boyfriend did because he loves all movies about war. He soon fell asleep unfortunately. I actually was enthralled with this- the outfits were beautiful and it was exciting. It had an interesting dynamic between the family. Very interesting romances. I thought it was cinematically shot beautifully and the music was ethereal. Interesting mix for a western but I liked it a lot. It worked. The ending was quite satisfying! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member It was awful, slow and convoluted. I kept waiting for something to happen. The story made no sense. Don't waste your time. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review len s The storyline sounded great and the movie started out okay but towards the second half it just got a little too bizarre with the female villain leading a bunch of masked zombies to avenge being jilted by her ex-boyfriend. Overall, I thought it was a waste of two hours. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The American Civil War breaks out... A family of French colonists, settled in Missouri, decides to go back to France. Edmond, Madeleine, and their three daughters have to cross the whole country to reach New-York. They are led by the mysterious and dangerous mercenary, Victor.
Director
David Perrault
Producer
Sylvain Corbeil, Farès Ladjimi
Screenwriter
David Perrault
Production Co
La Région Île-de-France, Title Media, Procirep, Metafilms, Mille et Une Productions, Tax Shelter de Movie Tax Invest, Centre National du Cinéma et de L'image Animée, Compagnie Cinématographique, La, Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma, Canal+, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Téléfilm Canada, Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique, Sofica Manon 9, Uproduction, Ciné+, Panache Productions
Genre
Western, Adventure, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 29, 2021
Runtime
2h 1m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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