Experiencing Interruptions?

Savage

Sofia has a clear goal: get in an university, find a job and leave home. When her school is occupied by her friends and classmates though, she sees herself in a dilemma between keeping on studying or sharing her knowledge in transforming the school.

  • Diego da Costa
    Director
    Os Caubóis do Apocalipse, A Plebe é Rude
  • Vinicius Cabral
    Writer
    Canal Televisão, O que queremos para o mundo
  • Vitor Drumond
    Writer
    Canal Televisão
  • Gabriela Gois
    Writer
    Canal Televisão
  • Diego da Costa
    Producer
    Os Caubóis do Apocalipse, A Plebe é Rude
  • Rodrigo da Costa
    Producer
    Os Caubóis do Apocalipse, A Plebe é Rude
  • Well Darwin
    Producer
    Ralé, Inaudito, Berenice, Convicto
  • Fran Santos
    Key Cast
    "Sofia"
  • Kelson Succi
    Key Cast
    "Ciro"
  • Lucélia Santos
    Key Cast
    "Professora Maria"
    Escrava Isaura
  • Rincon Sapiência
    Key Cast
    "Professor Antônio"
  • Juliana Gerais
    Key Cast
    "Janaína"
  • Paulo Pinheiro
    Key Cast
    "Josué"
  • Jady Maria Bandeira
    Key Cast
    "Bruna"
  • Erica Rbeiro
    Key Cast
    "Mirela"
  • Rafael Imbroisi
    Key Cast
    "Pablo"
  • Dagoberto Feliz
    Key Cast
    "Geraldo"
  • Everson Anderson
    Key Cast
    "Alberto"
  • Giovanna Pezzo
    Cinematographer
  • Eduardo Barbosa
    Sound Editing
    Os Caubóis do Apocalipse
  • Carolina Barranco
    Sound Editing
  • Rafael Alves Ribeiro
    Sound Editing
  • RBS
    Music
    Os Caubóis do Apocalipse
  • Rincon Sapiência
    Music
  • Sergio Gag
    Editor
    Inaudito, Ralé, Berenice
  • Patricia Passos
    Production design
    Os Caubóis do Apocalipse
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Selvagem
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Coming-of-age, drama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 34 minutes 25 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 31, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    151,040 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 42º Festival Guarnicê de Cinema
    São Luis
    Brazil
    June 17, 2019
    World Premiere
    Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Music, Sound Editing / Official Selection (Competition)
  • 14º Festival de Cinema Latino-americano de São Paulo
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    July 26, 2019
    São Paulo Première
    Best Feature
  • 26º Festival de Cinema de Vitória
    Vitória - ES
    Brazil
    September 26, 2019
    Espirito Santo Première
    National Competition
  • 20º FEIA
    Campinas, São Paulo
    Brazil
    September 26, 2019
  • 15º Panorama Coisa de Cinema
    Caschoeira
    Brazil
    November 2, 2019
    Best Feature
  • AFRIFF (2019)
    Lagos
    Nigeria
    November 12, 2019
  • 1º Festival do FIlme Anarquista de BH
    Belo Horizonte
    Brazil
    November 9, 2019
  • Cine Pojichá
    Teófilo Otoni
    Brazil
    November 20, 2019
  • Mostra Cinema e Reflexão
    Campinas, São Paulo
    Brazil
    November 21, 2019
  • Mostra Virada da Virada
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    November 24, 2019
  • 2º Palmacine
    Palmácia, Ceará
    Brazil
    December 4, 2019
    Honor Prize
  • 10ª Mostra Audiovisual de Petrópolis
    Petrópolis
    Brazil
    November 13, 2019
  • 5º Santos Film Fest
    Santos
  • 3º Cine Jaraguá do Sul
    Jaraguá do Sul
Distribution Information
  • Pietà Filmes
    Country: Brazil
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Diego da Costa

Diego da Costa is a director, producer, sound technician, film and TV editor and CEO of Pietà Filmes. His first fictional feature-length, Os Caubóis do Apocalipse (2018), was a fully independent production that was screened and awarded at festivals, making the rounds on the commercial circuit and licensed by Telecine and Canal Brasil. Savage (2020), his second fictional feature-length, was selected for Ventana Sur (2018) and the market of audiovisual of Brasilia, where received the work-in progress award. Savage was premièred at 42º Festival Guarnicê de Cinema (Brazil- 2019), awarded 6 times, including Best Feature and Best actress, also was awarded with Best Feature at 14º Festival Latino-Americano de São Paulo (2019) and will be released in 2020.

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Director Statement

Inspired by real events, Selvagem (Demons) is a coming-of-age film which addresses a growing political awareness among young people. However, unlike the norm in this film genre, it is not only about this or that character but about an entire collective. In Selvagem, it is the social relations of the characters which create dramatic action.
With a concern for obtaining naturalistic interpretations and situations, extensive research was done with the young people who participated in the occupations and who collaborated with ideas which were incorporated into the creation of the characters and the script. Through this process, we selected some of these young people to act in the film.
Bearing in mind that much of the notional image of current popular manifestations comes from cellphone cameras, Selvagem opted for the inverse route: a main camera, scene compositions and movements with references to classic cinema, based on triangulations within the picture in relation to cast and camera.