‘The Saviors’ Review: A Passable But Timely Genre Mystery Rooted In Islamophobic Fears

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A timely dark comedy wrapped in Islamophobic paranoia, Kevin Hamedani ’s “ The Saviors ” has genre twists and turns that ultimately lose steam, but they retain enough symbolic meaning to avoid falling apart. The movie follows a suburban California couple with a strained marriage, who lease their guest house to mysterious Middle Eastern neighbors, whose behavior they find perplexing. It plays with the cultural fears that have gripped America since September 11, and while it seldom explores these

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