Les Gardiennes

The Guardians

France / Switzerland / Monaco / Belgium, September 2017
FILM, Fiction, 134 min.

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directed by
Xavier Beauvois
Written by
Xavier Beauvois, Frédérique Moreau
Status
In distribution
Website
ritaproductions.com/les-gardiennes
IMDb Link
imdb.com

1915. The Paridier farm. A mother and her daughter take over when their men leave for the front. They work tirelessly, their lives marked by hard work and their men’s rare visits on leave. Hortense, the oldest, hires a young ward of the state to help: Francine, who believes that she has finally found a family.

credits

World Premiere
September 2017
Original Version
French,  colour, DCP, 134 min.
Production
Les Films du Worso, Rita Productions, KNM, Versus Production, Pathé International, Orange Studio, France 3 Cinéma, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producer
Sylvie Pialat, Pauline Gygax, Max Karli, Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Michel Merkt
directed by
Xavier Beauvois
Written by
Xavier Beauvois, Frédérique Moreau
Cinemato­graphy
Caroline Champetier
Editing
Marie-Julie Maille
Sound Editing
Loïc Prian
Sound Design
Michel Legrand
Re-Recording Mix
Sylvain Thiellin
Music
Michel Legrand
Location Sound Mix
Michel Legrand
Lighting Design
Stéphane BOURGOIN, Thibault de Saint-André
Costumes
Anne-Cécile Le Quere
Casting
Marie-Eve Hildbrand

Cast

Nathalie Baye
Iris Bry
Laura Smet
Cyril Descours
Gilbert Bonneau
Olivier Rabourdin
Nicolas Giraud

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Pathé International

Worldwide Distribution

France
Pathé International Distribution
Release date: 06.12.2017
Switzerland
Praesens Film AG Distribution
Release date: 06.12.2017

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