Sauvages / Savages (2025)
In collaboration with Institut français d’Écosse
Tuesday 3rd February • 10.30am • 86 mins • PG • French with English subtitles • £5 per pupil
At the edge of Borneo’s lush rainforest, Kéria rescues a baby orangutan from the palm oil plantation where her father works, who she names Oshi. When her young cousin Selaï arrives, seeking refuge from the clash between his Indigenous community and encroaching loggers, the three form a powerful bond. Together, they discover the joys and dangers of this threatened world and brave every obstacle in their battle against the planned destruction of the rainforest, their ancestral home.
Learning Links:
Subjects: French, Geography, PSE, History, Global citizenship
Themes: Deforestation, colonialism, indigenous communities and languages, environment, family, sustainability
Curriculum for Excellence: HWB-12a, LIT-01a, LIT-04a, LIT-07a, LIT-09a, LIT-11a, LIT-11b, ENG-17a, ENG-19a, EXA-07a, SOC-06a, SOC-08a, SOC-08b, SOC-16a, SOC-16b, SOC-16c, SOC-19a, all Film and Screen Education E’s and O’s
Sustainable Development Goals: 11, 12, 13, 15
UNCRC Articles: 2, 6, 7, 12, 24, 27, 30
Content notes:
Very mild, infrequent bad language. Mild, infrequent violence and threat. Depictions of discrimination against native people, which is clearly condemned. Brief, non-sexual slight nudity. Theme of grief, where people (including children) talk about loved ones they have lost, and a young girl learns the truth of her mother’s murder. For further details please refer to BBFC’s information.
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