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The Guardians

1967 · 28 min

A short, creeping unease settles in as ordinary hospitality slowly turns sinister and wrong.

Directed by
Christian Mesnil
Genres
Horror, Fantasy, Tv movie
Overview
André, a wanderer, gets picked up by the guardians of an old castle. They ask him to be the new guardian but keep feeding him a mysterious porridge and a strange wound appears on his neck...
How it feels
Eerie, dark, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, madness, survival, deception
Content
Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Christian Mesnil
Genres
Horror, Fantasy, Tv movie
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror7
Humour1
Realism4
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
horror, fantasy, tv movie
Directed by
Christian Mesnil
Written by
Christian Mesnil
Starring
Guy Leclercq, Lucien Foidebise, Claude Grandclaude, Jean Musin
Cinematography
Emmanuel Bonmariage
Runtime
28 min
Country
Belgium
Languages
French

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