Savage Nights
“1986. Passion, rage, liberty and love.”
Jean is young, gay, and promiscuous. Only after he meets one or two women, including Laura, does he come to realize his bisexuality. Jean has to overcome a personal crisis and a tough choice between Laura and his male lover Samy.
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Cast
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Cyril Collard
Jean
Known for
A Nos Amours
Romane Bohringer
Laura
Known for
March of the Penguins
The Apartment
Carlos López
Samy
Also in
Malena es un nombre de tango
Punk
Clémentine Célarié
Marianne
Known for
Two Is a Family
Betty Blue
Corine Blue
Laura's Mother
Also in
Everyone Is Perfect
The Mule
Claude Winter
Jean's Mother
Known for
A Sunday in the Country
Maria Schneider
Noria
Known for
Last Tango in Paris
The Passenger
Laura Favali
Karine
Also in
L'Or du diable
Cold Moon
Marine Delterme
Sylvie
Known for
The Sympathizer
Paris-Manhattan
René-Marc Bini
Marc
Denis D'Arcangelo
The realistic singer
Also in
Woke
A Man's Voice
Jean-Jacques Jauffret
Pierre Ollivier
Also in
Pigalle
Cyril Collard Director · René-Marc Bini Composer Manuel Teran Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $662K · United States release February 25, 1994 · Produced in France, Italy
Box office
Worldwide gross
$662,341
Production
La Sept Cinéma
Production
Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie
Production
Banfilm
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Les Nuits fauves
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Spanish
Release dates
France · October 21, 1992
Theatrical
United States · February 25, 1994
Theatrical
United States
March 20, 1993 · Premiere · New York New Directors and New Films Festival
Australia
July 8, 1994 · Theatrical
Brazil
June 11, 1993 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 7, 1993 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 6, 1993 · Theatrical
Finland
December 3, 1993 · Theatrical
Germany
February 1, 1993 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Greece
December 3, 1993 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 20, 1997 · Theatrical
Indonesia
September 1, 2003 · Premiere · Q! Film Festival
Italy
November 1, 1992 · Premiere · Turin International Film Festival of Young Cinema
December 2, 2022 · Premiere · Torino Film festival
Japan
June 12, 1993 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 11, 1993 · Theatrical
Poland
April 30, 1995 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 14, 1994 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 5, 1993 · Theatrical
Spain
April 30, 1993 · Limited theatrical · Barcelona
May 31, 1993 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
Sweden
September 3, 1993 · Theatrical
Switzerland
November 27, 1992 · Theatrical · French
March 19, 1993 · Theatrical · German
Türkiye
February 10, 1995 · Theatrical
Ukraine
April 18, 2026 · Premiere · Sunny Bunny International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
United Kingdom
June 18, 1993 · Theatrical
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