Love and Savagery
# Love and Savagery

Love and Savagery is a Canadian-Irish drama film directed by John N. Smith and released in 2009.

The film stars Allan Hawco as Michael, a geologist from Newfoundland and Labrador who travels to Ballyvaughan, Ireland to study limestone, and causes a scandal when he enters a romantic relationship with Cathleen (Sarah Greene), an orphan girl from the village who is about to enter the convent as a Roman Catholic nun. The film's cast also includes Martha Burns, Nicholas Campbell, Andy Jones, Louise Nicol, Mack Furlong and Sean Panting.

## Awards

The film garnered four Genie Award nominations at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010:

* Best Supporting Actress: Martha Burns
* Best Overall Sound: Claude Hazanavicius, Daniel Bisson, Jean-Charles Desjardins and Bernard Gariépy Strobl
* Best Original Score: Bertrand Chénier
* Best Make-Up: Diane Simard and Réjean Goderre

Burns won the award for Best Supporting Actress.

