SAUVAGES

Switzerland, France, Belgium

Nominated for European Animated Feature Film 2024, European Film 2024

In Borneo, near the tropical forest, Kéria rescues a baby orangutang in the palm oil plantation where her father works. Kéria's cousin Selaï comes to live with them seeking refuge from the conflict between his indigenous tribe and the logging companies. Kéria, Selaï and the little orangutang, now named Oshi, will have to fight against their forest’s destruction.

Directed by: Claude Barras
Written by: Claude Barras, Catherine Paillé
Produced by: NIcolas Burlet, Laurence Petit, Barbara Letellier, Carole Scotta, Vincent Tavier, Hugo Deghilage, Annemie Degryse, Olivier Glassey
Cinematography: Claude Barras
Editing: Claude Barras, Anne-Laure Guégan
Costume Design: Anna Deschamps
Original Score: Charles De Ville Nelly Tungan
Sound: Piscopo Franck
Visual Effects: Drevon Cyrille
Animation: Elwothy Antony
Cast: De Coster Babette (Kéria), Dosch Laetitia (Jane), Benoît Poelvoorde (Kéria's father), Verset Martin (Sélaï)