El custodio (2006)

Director:

Rodrigo Moreno

Writer:

Rodrigo Moreno (writer)

Release Date:

6 April 2006 (Argentina)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A bodyguard of a top politician is so dedicated that he's in danger of losing his own identity. |

Plot Keywords:

Bodyguard | Politician | Assassination Attempt

Awards:

18 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Julio Chávez	...	Rubén, el custodio
Omar Núñez	...	Artemio, el ministro de Planificación
Marcelo D'Andrea	...	Andrea, colaborador
Elvira Onetto	...	Delia, esposa ministro
Cristina Villamor	...	Beatriz, hermana de Rubén
Luciana Lifschitz	...	Sobrina de Rubén
Osvaldo Djeredjian	...	Alfredo Barletta
Julieta Vallina	...	Ángela, amante del ministro
Guadalupe Docampo	...	Guadalupe, hija del ministro
Vanessa Weinberg	...	Rocío, prostituta de Rubén
Marcelo Xicarte	...	Traficante de armas
Francisco Fernández de Rosa	...	cuñado de Rubén
Michel Azogue	...	Francés
Sophie Keisser	...	Francesa
Carlos Cavanna	...	Hombre en restaurante

Also Known As:

Der Leibwächter (Germany)
Le garde du corps (France) (subtitle)
The Bodyguard (Australia) (TV title)
The Custodian (USA) (festival title)
The Minder (USA) (literal English title)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Argentina | France | Germany | Uruguay

Language:

Spanish | French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Netherlands:12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Brazil:14 | Norway:15 | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | Poland:15 | Belgium:KT

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Company:

Rizoma Films

Psychologic thriller

Do you enjoy being transported to the scene? If you answer 'yes, I like to be transported to -say- Wonderland', then you should go somewhere else. This movie develops in the painful, ordinary, real world. Most people will find this movie annoying and somewhat boring. Some of us will regard it as an experience on its own. Rubén's some minister's minder, a bodyguard. His own life must leave room, be replaced by minister's. His life revolves around the minister, must follow him everywhere he goes, must wait for him while he's at work. Does nothing but waiting for him, reminding us of some kind of dog provided with some sort of self-awareness, feeling how left aside he is. His life's worth nothing. And that's where the point of the movie is. The goal is to make you experience his life, to share a piece of such empty existence. Julio Chávez (Rubén, the bodyguard) is a superb actor. I'm impressed by his ability to perform with everything except words. He doesn't need to talk to transmit feelings. And I've recently seen him on stage performing a word-based comedy, and he proved -to me- to be extremely ductile and flexible. He uses every "tool" available for his performance. You're warned. This movie deserves a 9 out of 10 for performance, 9 out of 10 in terms of psychological study. The only thing I didn't like is the final twist of the story. The rest is quite enjoyable. Julio Chávez... you're awesome!