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The Gardener

2025 · 109 min

A breezy, quippy action comedy where a stoic gardener quietly mows down government goons while a frantic family tags along.

Directed by: David Charhon
Genres: Action, Comedy
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michaël Youn, Nawell Madani

Overview: Every year the Prime Minister has a list of all kinds of troublemakers eliminated in the name of the famous Reason of State. Serge Shuster, Special Adviser to the President of the Republic, finds himself on this list, better known as the Matignon List. Condemned to certain death and at the heart of an implacable plot and a state secret that also put his family in danger, Serge, his wife and children have only one hope left - their gardener, Léo, who hates it when « slugs » invade his garden... Especially those that want to kill innocent families.

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Directed by: David Charhon
Genres: Action, Comedy
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michaël Youn, Nawell Madani

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
conspiracy
survival
corruption
justice
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Humour	7
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: action, comedy
Directed by: David Charhon
Written by: David Charhon, Vincent de Brus, Sebastien Fechner
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michaël Youn, Nawell Madani, Carla Poquin, Jérôme Le Banner, Ragnar Le Breton, Kaaris, Danielle Renault
Music: Alexandre Azaria
Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast
Runtime: 109 min
Country: Belgium, France
Languages: French

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