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5.7	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Ratings

The Guardians

Pathé | Release Date: May 4, 2018

Summary: An affecting human drama of love, loss, and resilience unfolds against the backdrop of World War I. The women of the Paridier farm, under the deft hand of Hortense, the family's matriarch (Nathalie Baye), must grapple with the workload while the men, including two sons, are off at the front. Hortense reluctantly brings on an outsider, the hard-scrabble teenage orphan, Francine (Iris Bry), to help her daughter Solange (Laura Smet). New tools allow the women to triumph over the land, newfound independence is acquired, yet emotions are stirred especially when the men return from the front on short leaves.

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Runtime:	138 min
Rating:	Rated R for some violence and sexuality
Official Site:	https://www.musicboxfilms.com/the-guardians-movies-165.php
Production:	Canal+
Genres:	Drama
Countries:	FR, CH
Language:	French
Home Release Date:	Sep 11, 2018

Director	Credit
Xavier Beauvois	Director

Writer	Credit
Ernest Pérochon	Novel Les Gardiennes, 1924
Frédérique Moreau	Screenplay
Marie-Julie Maille	Screenplay
Xavier Beauvois	Screenplay

Principal Cast	Credit
Cyril Descours	Georges Sandrail
Gilbert Bonneau	Henri Sandrail
Iris Bry	Francine Riant
Laura Smet	Solange
Marie-Julie Maille	La Monette
Mathilde Viseux	Marguerite Sandrail
Nathalie Baye	Hortense Sandrail
Nicolas Giraud	Constant Sandrail
Olivier Rabourdin	Clovis
Xavier Maly	Edgar

Cast	Credit
Adrien Denizou	Le Maire De La Monette
Alain Artur	Le Maire
Madeleine Beauvois	Jeanne, La Fille De La Monette
Michel Lamy	Le Père
Yann Bean	John - Un Soldat Américain

Producer	Credit
Beno	Producer
Gilles Sitbon	Associate Producer
Jonathan Blumenthal	Associate Producer
Max Karli	Co-Producer
Michel Merkt	Co-Producer
Pauline Gygax	Co-Producer
Romain Le Grand	Co-Producer
Sylvie Pialat	Producer
Vivien Aslanian	Co-Producer