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IMDb rating 6.7
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Critic Robbie Collin
rated 8

...a stunning slow-burn story of tragedy and betrayal...

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

...[a] richly compassionate, fiercely acted and beautifully shot period drama...

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Critic Simran Hans
rated 8

...uncommonly interested in women during wartime; not just in their contributions to society (...), but in their psychology, in the absence of men.

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Critic Eva Af Geijerstam
rated 6

Musiken och sången kommer med Francine, övertygande spelad av den intagande nykomlingen Iris Bry.

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Critic Uffe Stormgaard
rated 7

Vogternes' styrke er (...) det underspillede, det lavmælte og ægte. Vi giver os god tid...

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Critic Peter Christian Rude
rated 7

Styrken ved filmen er dens adstadige tempo, hvor en periode, der spænder fra 1915 til starten af 1920’erne, får lov til at folde sig ud og komme til syne.

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Critic Peter Skovfoged Laursen
rated 7

...'Vogterne' er ikke kun en film om kvinder. Den er i lige så høj grad en hyldest til mulden og gårdlivet, og det er netop dens store kvalitet.

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Critic Ida Mirow
rated 7

Det långsamma berättandet kan tyckas pretentiöst, men gör också att tittaren får tid att tänka till punkt, utan manipulation och påtryckt spänning

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Cast & Crew

Xavier Beauvois
Director
Nathalie Baye
As Hortense Sandrail
Nicolas Giraud
As Constant Sandrail
Xavier Maly
As Edgar
Laura Smet
As Solange
Cyril Descours
As Georges Sandrail

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In rural France during World War I, women take charge of their family's farm while their men are away fighting. Hortense, the matriarch, hires Francine, a young woman from an orphanage, to help with the workload. As the war rages on and the men return on leave, tensions rise and loyalties are tested. The women must confront their own desires and needs, all while keeping the farm running and the family together. A story of resilience and determination unfolds as they navigate the challenges of war and changing social norms.

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