---
title: 'Savage Souls (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Raúl Ruiz'
released: '2001-05-20'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/savage-souls-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262942/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Savage Souls (2001)

2001 · 120 min · Drama · France

Original title: Les Âmes fortes

## Synopsis

Savage Souls is a 2001 French costume drama film directed by Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz. It is based on the 1949 novel Les Âmes fortes by Jean Giono. It was screened out of competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Raúl Ruiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/raul-ruiz)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean Giono](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-giono)
- **Director of Photography:** [Éric Gautier](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-gautier)

## Cast

- [Nathalie Boutefeu](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathalie-boutefeu)
- [Laetitia Casta](https://cinepixo.com/people/laetitia-casta)
- [Charles Berling](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-berling)
- [Frédéric Diefenthal](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-diefenthal)
- [Johan Leysen](https://cinepixo.com/people/johan-leysen)
- [John Malkovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-malkovich)
- [Édith Scob](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-scob)
- [Arielle Dombasle](https://cinepixo.com/people/arielle-dombasle)
- [Christian Vadim](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-vadim)

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