THE GUARDIANS
Xavier Beauvois




Synopsis
1915. At the Paridier farm, a mother and her daughter have taken over the farmwork in the absence of the men who have gone off to fight. Working relentlessly, their life follows the rhythms of difficult labor and the occasional return of the men on leave. Hortense, the mother, employs Francine, a young woman who grew up in state care, to help her on the farm. Francine believes she has finally found a family...
Script
Xavier Beauvois, Frédérique Moreau and Marie-Julie Maille, based upon Ernest Pérochon's novel, Les Gardiennes
Cast
Nathalie Baye, Laura Smet, Iris Bry
Producers
Worso films
Rita Productions (Switzerland)
Pathe
Orange Studio
France 3 Cinema
KNM
versus production
Financial partners
CNC (Advance on Receipts), Eurimages, New Aquitaine Region, Soficinas Soficinéma, Indéfilms, Cofinova, Cinéfeel Prod, Inver Tax Shelter, Cinéforom, Mission pour le centenary of the First World War, Caisse d'Epargne-Ile-de-France
French distribution
& International sales
Diffusion
Pathe
Canal+, Cine+, France TV, TSR
French release
December 6th, 2017
Festivals & awards
• Toronto (TIFF) - New contemporary Cinema
• César 2018 - 4 nominations

