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The Guardians

The Guardians

2017•2h 15m•6.1/10
DramaWar

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6.1/10(116)

In this ensemble drama set in rural France, the women of the Paridier farm are left to run it by themselves while their men are off fighting in World War I. But things become complicated with the arrival of American troops.

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Production

Les films du Worso, Rita Productions, KNM, Orange Studio, France 3 Cinéma, Versus Production, RTS, Pathé

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Nathalie Baye

Nathalie Baye

Hortense Sandrail

Laura Smet

Laura Smet

Solange

Iris Bry

Iris Bry

Francine Riant

Cyril Descours

Cyril Descours

Georges Sandrail

Olivier Rabourdin

Olivier Rabourdin

Clovis

Gilbert Bonneau

Henri Sandrail

Nicolas Giraud

Nicolas Giraud

Constant Sandrail

Mathilde Viseux

Marguerite Sandrail

Ophélie-Marion Debiais

Xavier Maly

Xavier Maly

Edgar

Marie-Julie Maille

Marie-Julie Maille

La Monette

Madeleine Beauvois

Madeleine Beauvois

Jeanne, la fille de la Monette

Alain Artur

Alain Artur

Le maire

Adrien Denizou

Le maire de la Monette

Yann Bean

Yann Bean

John

Laurence Havard

Suzanne

Katia Henkel

La gouvernante

Anne-Cécile Le Quere

L'institutrice

Viviane Pavillon

La boulangère

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