Savage Days is essentially a three-way relationship drama set in Paris, complete with an electronic, Daft Punk-type soundtrack. This set-up alone wins the movie a few points in my mind.
We have three main leads and the story jumps between them irregularly. Eva (Lola Aubrière) is at the center of the story, meeting first the lonely investment banker Romain (Redouanne Harjane) during a date which turns into a transaction for sex. Later she meets Manu (Alain-Fabien Delon), a young drug pusher who's the more exciting option.
On a side note, if the name Alain-Fabien Delon sounds familiar, it's probably because you're thinking of his father Alain Delon (La Piscine - the Romy Schneider one.)
With themes like big city prostitution and drug dealing, you may be expecting either an action thriller or a sexploitation drama. Yet Savage Days offers neither outright. What we get is a rather mellow, slendering journey through the night with three people who go about their business. The climax does however build in tension.
At a brisk 80 minutes, the movie doesn't outstay it welcome and that works in its favour. I enjoyed the atmosphere and the simplicity of this story.
