Savages
2012, 131 minutes
Action thriller film directed by Oliver Stone.
Ben (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), a University of California, Berkeley graduate, and Chon (Taylor Kitsch), a former U.S. Navy SEAL are top marijuana growers, their product is the best in the business. Ben provides the brain and Chon the brawn as they run their operation successfully and relatively peacefully. They also share a girlfriend Ophelia (Blake Lively) and this polyamorous relationship works well. One day they are approached by representatives of Elena Sánchez (Salma Hayek) of the Baja Cartel. She wants to go into business with them. When Ben and Chon refuse to be involved with her, Elena sends her henchman Lado, (Benicio del Toro) to kidnap Ophelia. Following the kidnap, the duo work with a corrupt DEA agent (John Travolta) to rescue Ophelia.