The Guardians

The Guardians follows the lives of women on a farm in rural France during and after World War I, as they navigate love, loss, and social change. As Hortense Sandrail's sons Georges and Clovis serve in the army, Francine Riant arrives to help with farm work, sparking romantic tensions and gossip in the village. Meanwhile, Solange struggles to cope with her husband's death and her own desires, while Hortense seeks to protect her family's reputation amidst the chaos of war and its aftermath.