Savage State

Feb 26, 2020

1h 56m

★ 5.5

Overview

Saint Charles County, Missouri, December 1863. Edmond, a prosperous French perfume merchant, decides to flee to a safer place when the storms of the American Civil War start knocking at his door, threatening the life and fortune of his family.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Mille et une productions

Metafilms

UProduction

Pyramide Films

Canal+

Ciné+

Savage State Trailers

Cast

Esther

Alice Isaaz

Victor

Kevin Janssens

Justine

Déborah François

Edmond

Bruno Todeschini

Madeleine

Constance Dollé

Layla

Armelle Abibou

Abigaelle

Maryne Bertieaux

Bettie

Kate Moran

Samuel

Pierre-Yves Cardinal

Henry

Jerry Di Giacomo

Monsieur de Lisle

Grégoire Colin

Miss Davis

Lee Delong

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