Horrorcore hip-hop, drugs, and the lives of six troubled teens collide in a decaying, racially-divided town. While Elena and aspiring rapper Jason fall into a turbulent relationship, Gabe, an earnest young man frustrated with his position in life, begins slinging drugs.
- 5.6
- 2018
- Released
- 1h 40m
Grace Victoria Cox
Elena
Will Brittain
Jason
Sasha Feldman
Lucas
Tequan Richmond
Gabe
Chloë Levine
Stephanie
Mitchell Edwards
Mike
J. Michael Trautmann
Hyde
Tomas Pais
Vincent
Beau Billingslea
Narrator (voice)
Released
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- #rapper
- #based on true story
- #murder
- #drugs
- #true crime
- #aspiring rapper
Reviews
**_Coming-to-death in declining America_** Seven youths in a town 40 miles southwest of Chicago try to find meaning, purpose, love and happiness, but without a spiritual compass veer toward crime and tragedy. "Savage Youth" (2018) is a dark coming-of-age drama with gritty realism and an artsy flair similar to films like “Kids,” “White Rabbit,” "Undertow" and “Back Roads.” The difference is t