The Guardians(2018)

Music Box Films

R
Rated R for some violence and sexuality
2h 18m
- Drama
- War

Release Date: May 4, 2018

6.7

Women are left behind to work a family farm during the Great War.

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Release Details

Original Release | May 4, 2018 | Limited

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Box Office Results

2025-02-02T04:52:36.961Z

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$7,479
Total US & Canada:
$177,331
Total International
$3,990,277
Total Worldwide:
$4,167,608

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Director & Top Cast

Xavier Beauvois
Director

Nathalie Baye
Hortense Sandrail

Laura Smet
Solange

Iris Bry
Francine Riant

Cyril Descours
Georges Sandrail

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: France, Switzerland, Belgium

Language: French,English

Summaries

Storyline

1915. Life at the Paridier farm has changed dramatically since the men of the family (Constant, Georges and Clovis) left home to go and fight on the front line. Hortense Sandrail, Henri and Constant's mother and Clovis' mother-in-law, has taken over courageously but, although helped by her daughter Solange, she finds it hard to get by with all the workload. When harvest time comes, she makes up her mind to hire a farmhand but she is too late and no man is available. The mayor then recommends her an orphan named Francine Riant, who could do. Hortense agrees and the choice soon appears a blessing, as the girl proves perfect: well-mannered and respectful, she is also a hard worker who does not balk at any task. Hortense, Solange and her form an effective trio, who make the most of the situation. One day, Georges comes back to the farm on leave and he falls in love with Francine. — Guy Bellinger 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. Acclaimed filmmaker Xavier Beauvois (Of Gods and Men) revels in the mysteries and beauties of the French countryside, here unravaged by war, with painterly images bathed in natural light, yet keeps his focus on the intricate drama that plays out against the upheaval of the Great War. — Music Box Films

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