Savage (2019)
Inspired by true stories across 30 years of NZ street gangs. SAVAGE follows Danny at three defining moments in his life as he grows from a boy into the violent enforcer of a gang. Each chapter is set in a defining time for New Zealand street gangs: from the tough state-run boys' homes of the sixties where many gang members grew up; to the emerging urban gang scene in the seventies where teenagers created their own gang families and fought rival gangs; to the eighties when gangs became more structured, criminal and violent. Across his lifetime Danny searches for connection, torn between his real family and his gang family, and must find where he belongs.
Primary Title
- Savage
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 11 May 2024
Release Year
- 2019
Start Time
- 20 : 40
Finish Time
- 22 : 25
Duration
- 105:00
Channel
- Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
- Inspired by true stories across 30 years of NZ street gangs. SAVAGE follows Danny at three defining moments in his life as he grows from a boy into the violent enforcer of a gang. Each chapter is set in a defining time for New Zealand street gangs: from the tough state-run boys' homes of the sixties where many gang members grew up; to the emerging urban gang scene in the seventies where teenagers created their own gang families and fought rival gangs; to the eighties when gangs became more structured, criminal and violent. Across his lifetime Danny searches for connection, torn between his real family and his gang family, and must find where he belongs.
Classification
- 16
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Gangs--New Zealand--Drama
- Youth with social disabilities--New Zealand--Drama
- Families--Drama
- Feature films--New Zealand
Genres
- Crime drama
Contributors
- Sam Kelly (Director)
- Sam Kelly (Writer)
- Vicky Pope (Producer)
- Jake Ryan (Actor)
- John Tui (Actor)
- Chelsie Preston Crayford (Actor)
- Seth Flynn (Actor)
- Richard Falkner (Actor)
- Nathaniel Lees (Actor)
- James L. Brown (Cinematographer)
- Chris Elliott (Production Designer)
- Peter Roberts (Editor)
- Arli Liberman (Composer)
- Poroaki Merritt-McDonald (Actor)
- Alex Raivaru (Actor)
- POP Film (Production Unit)
- New Zealand Film Commission (Funder)
Subjects
- Gangs--New Zealand--Drama
- Youth with social disabilities--New Zealand--Drama
- Families--Drama
- Feature films--New Zealand