Savior

Jun 1, 1998

1h 43m

★ 7.1

He's fighting a war he doesn't believe in, hoping to find something he does.

Overview

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

Genres

History

Drama

War

Production Companies

Initial Entertainment Group

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Cast

Joshua Rose

Dennis Quaid

Paris Priest

Pascal Rollin

Christian

Catlin Foster

Peter

Stellan Skarsgård

Colonel

John Maclaren

Vera

Nataša Ninković

Maria Rose

Nastassja Kinski

Goran

Sergej Trifunović

Vera's Brother

Nebojša Glogovac

Boy on Bridge

Kosta Andrejevic

Old Lady

Ljiljana Krstić

Girl on Bridge

Sanja Zogovic

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