Guardians (Xavier Beauvois) (DVD)

French drama co-written and directed by Xavier Beauvois. During the First World War, Hortense Sandrail Nathalie Baye and her daughter Solange Laura Smet take over the running of their farm while the male members of their family serve in battle. Struggling to cope with all of the work, Hortense hires 20-year-old orphan Francine Riant Iris Bry to assist them and while her son Georges Cyril Descours is home on leave from the army he falls for the new addition to the family. However, Hortense disapproves of their relationship because of Francine's lowly status, causing tension among the family members.
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