L'Ange gardien (2014)

Original title

L'ange gardien

Directed by

Jean-Sébastien Lord

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A night security guard stops a robbery at his office building. Months later the would-be thief returns to ask for help escaping her abusive partner. Meanwhile he tries to repair his own strained marriage.

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What happens

Guardian Angel (French: L'Ange gardien) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean-Sébastien Lord and released in 2014. The film stars Guy Nadon as Normand, a man who works as a night security guard in an office building. One night he catches Nathalie (Marilyn Castonguay) and Guylain (Patrick Hivon) attempting a robbery; he chases them off, but is surprised when Nathalie returns a few weeks later to request his help because her relationship with Guylain is abusive. Meanwhile, he is attempting to salvage his troubled relationship with his wife Monique (Véronique Le Flaguais). The film was shot in Montreal, primarily in the Mile End. The film premiered at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois in February 2014. The film received two Prix Jutra nominations at the 17th Jutra Awards, for Best Actor (Nadon) and Best Supporting Actor (Hivon). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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