Savior (1998)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Predrag Antonijevic

Writer:

Robert Orr (writer)

Release Date:

20 November 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War

Tagline:

Hope is worth fighting for.

Plot:

A hardened mercenary in the Foreign Legion begins to find his own humanity when confronted with atrocities during the fighting in Bosnia.

Plot Keywords:

Mercenary | Foreign Legion | Muslim | Atrocity | Serbian

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Nastassja Kinski	...	Maria Rose (as Nastassia Kinski)
Pascal Rollin	...	Paris Priest
Catlin Foster	...	Christian
Dennis Quaid	...	Joshua Rose / Guy
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Peter Dominic (as Stellan Skarsgard)
John Maclaren	...	Colonel
Irfan Mensur	...	Drill Sergeant
Sergej Trifunovic	...	Goran
Kosta Andrejevic	...	Boy on Bridge / Dead Boy in River
Ljiljana Krstic	...	Old Lady
Sanja Zogovic	...	Girl On Bridge
Veljko Otasevic	...	Orthodox Priest
Marina Bukvicki	...	Muslim Girl
Dusan Perkovic	...	Uncle Ratko
Natasa Ninkovic	...	Vera

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence including brutal war atrocities, and for language.

Runtime:

103 min | Argentina:104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Serbo-Croatian | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Budva, Montenegro

Company:

Initial Entertainment Group (IEG)

Trivia:

The aerial footage of landing in Africa was taken from the movie Outbreak (1995) as this film didn't have a big enough budget to film the scene. In turn the scene of civilians being lead from a bus to be executed is re-used as a flashback in the movie Behind Enemy Lines (2001).

Quotes:

Guy: Sorry about your family.
Vera: It's war.

Movie Connections:

References "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990)

A serious look at war...

"Savior" came to me as a movie half-seen on HBO. What I saw was enough to intrigue me to search for the DVD. The DVD is currently out-of-print. Luckily I was able to find one on an online auction site and I am pleased to say that I am quite happy with my purchase. This movie takes a serious look at war and it's effects on a soldier who has joined the foreign legion, a woman he meets, and an infant who enters their life. The setting is Bosnia and war is brutal. The hero finds himself surrounded by death and destruction. He chose his life as a soldier in the Foreign legion as an act of revenge to purge his anger from losing his family. Soon, war and anger overcomes and all that is left is the "Savior". Who is the savior? I'll leave that up to you the viewer to discover for yourself. Excellent film overall. This is my favorite performance by Dennis Quaid.