

Savage State
2020-02-26 · 116 min · ★ 5.5
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.
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- Directors
- David Perrault
- Production companies
- Mille et une productions, Metafilms, UProduction, Pyramide Films, Canal+, Ciné+
- Countries
- Canada, France
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Alice IsaazEsther
Kevin JanssensVictor
Déborah FrançoisJustine
Bruno TodeschiniEdmond
Constance DolléMadeleine
Armelle AbibouLayla
Maryne BertieauxAbigaelle
Kate MoranBettie
Pierre-Yves CardinalSamuel
Jerry Di GiacomoHenry
Grégoire ColinMonsieur de Lisle
Lee DelongMiss Davis
Mathieu PerottoYoung Soldier
Vincent GrassBig Boss
James GerardHotel Manager
Michel Gregory DagenaisCanadian Smuggler #2
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