The Guard

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Ivan Renč
Original Title Hlídač
Release Date August 14, 1970
Runtime 90 min (1h 30m)
Country Czechoslovakia
Language CS
Budget N/A
Box Office N/A
Studios Filmové studio Barrandov

The Guard (1970)

⭐ 4.8 / 5 (4 votes) ⏱️ 90 min 🎬 Drama

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Synopsis

Even in 1970, films were made, prepared in previous years and expressing the poetics of that time. Ivan Renč created an almost protocol parable, deliberately set outside time and space, playing out a supremely model situation. In a somewhat rambling and not always convincing story, it tells the story of a young prison guard who dreams of living on a lonely lighthouse. He is ridiculous in his own way, with a distorted character, he hardly finds any satisfaction in his job, he cannot command the slightest respect from the prisoners - and the hero then takes out his excess pressure by abusing a defenseless dog. And one day there will be a short circuit meeting.

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