Gardien

A quiet, unsettling drift into fixation, watching a fragile man slowly surrender his grip on the ordinary world.

Directed by

Varvara Mashanskaya

Genres

Drama

Starring

Soufiane Guerraoui, Linna Ibrahim, Jacqueline Ricciardi

Overview

Tatum, a young man in his forties suffering from a deep depression, is hired as a museum guard. Tasked with looking after a sculpture that exerts a mysterious fascination on the public, he gradually falls under its spell himself. He protects it as if his very existence depended on it, at the risk of losing touch with reality.

How it feels

Melancholic, eerie, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Obsession, isolation, madness, identity

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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