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Guardian

2021 · 129 min

A tense, slow-burning crime thriller that keeps you engaged as a husband's desperate protection spirals into moral compromise.

Directed by
Satheesh Paul
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Starring
Saiju Kurup, Sijoy Varghese, Miya George
Overview
The story revolves around a doctor who tries to save his wife when her past comes back to haunt her.

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Directed by
Satheesh Paul
Genres
Thriller, Crime
Starring
Saiju Kurup, Sijoy Varghese, Miya George
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • justice
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller, crime
Directed by
Satheesh Paul
Written by
Satheesh Paul
Starring
Saiju Kurup, Sijoy Varghese, Miya George, Nayana Elza, Shiyas Kareem
Cinematography
Joby James
Runtime
129 min
Country
India
Languages
Malayalam

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