
Director(s)
Oliver Stone
Production Year
2012
Release date
21/09/2012
Genre(s)
Action, Drama, Thriller
Approx. running minutes
130m
Cast
Aaron Johnson, Salma Hayek, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Benicio Del Toro
Savages
Director(s)
Oliver Stone
Production Year
2012
Release date
21/09/2012
Genre(s)
Action, Drama, Thriller
Approx. running minutes
130m
Cast
Aaron Johnson, Salma Hayek, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Benicio Del Toro
SAVAGES is a US drama-thriller in which a pair of Californian marijuana growers and dealers who become embroiled in a spiralling conflict with a brutal Mexican drug cartel.
- Language
There is frequent use of strong language ('f**k') throughout.
- Violence
Scenes of strong violence include grainy video footage showing people being threatened by members of the Mexican cartel and subsequent sight of their severed heads and decapitated bodies. There is blood splatter when people are shot, and a scene in which a man is tortured and set on fire by his cartel colleagues.
- Drugs
There are a number of scenes showing drug use, including the smoking of marijuana joints and the use of bongs.
- Sex
There are scenes showing sexual activity between the two drug dealers and their mutual girlfriend. These include images of thrusting and some nudity but no strong detail. A woman is briefly seen riding a man during sex, also without strong detail.
Classified date
17/08/2012
BBFC reference
CFF288917
Language
English