Claude Barras is an award-winning director and producer from Switzerland and his first feature-length film in stop-motion, My Life as a Courgette opened to critical acclaim, won two César Awards and received Academy Award and BAFTA nominations for Best Animated Feature and was one of out favourite films of 2016. We now get the his latest film with the release of the Savages trailer. which premiered at a Special Screening in Official Selection at the 2024 Cannes Festival.
At the edge of Borneo’s vast rainforest, Kéria rescues a baby orangutan found in the palm plantation where her father works. Together, with her young cousin Selaï — who comes to live with them, seeking refuge from the conflict between his indigenous tribe and the logging companies — the trio brave every obstacle in their battle against the planned destruction of the rainforest, their ancestral home.
Voice cast includes Babette De Coster (Keria), Martin Verset (Selaï), Laëtitia Dosch (Jeanne), Benoît Poelvoorde (Mutang) and Pierre-Isaïe Duc (Along Sega). Savages is produced by Nicolas Burlet with co-producers Laurence Petit, Barbara Letellier, Carole Scotta, Vincent Tavier, Hugo Deghilage, Annemie Degryse, and Olivier Glassey.
SAVAGES opens in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on 1st August 2025
related feature: ‘My Life as a Courgette’ – REVIEW
related feature: ‘Memoir of a Snail – Oscar winning stop motion director Adam Elliot takes us BTS of his fab new film
Here’s the Savages trailer……
