Watch the trailer for 'Savage' the new Kiwi film about NZ gangs

Inspired by stories from New Zealand’s boys homes and the early history of our gangs, 'Savage' follows Danny across three decades of his life: from the abusive state-run boys’ institutions of the sixties; to the emerging urban gang scene in the seventies where disenfranchised teenagers created their own families on the streets; to the eighties when gangs became more structured, criminal, and violent.

Together the three chapters of Danny’s life combine to create a deeper look at a boy who grows up to become the brutal enforcer of a gang; and understand how he got there.

In New Zealand Cinemas August 27th.