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The Custodian

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An alienated bodyguard (Julio Chávez) faces isolation as he tirelessly protects a minister (Osmar Núñez).

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The Custodian

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Nick Schager Slant Magazine 05/04/2007
2.5/4
Its refusal to offset its solemnity with any measure of lightheartedness eventually leads it to emulate the monotony of Ruben's existence a little too precisely. Go to Full Review
Steve Erickson Gay City News 03/09/2018
While it may not add up to a major film, [director Rodgrigo] Moreno has a rare, confident command of his medium. Go to Full Review
Enrique Buchichio Uruguay Total 08/06/2007
4/5
Un relato tenso y preciso sobre la rutina de un personaje impenetrable e impredecible. Gran trabajo de Julio Chávez. Go to Full Review
Rene Rodriguez Miami Herald 03/08/2007
2.5/4
The Custodian makes excellent use of cinematography, color and camera movement to convey the gradual restlessness brewing within Ruben. Go to Full Review
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08/26/2011 Imagino que el guionista-director tiene Seul Contra Tous dentro sus favoritas. Desafortunadamente esta no cuenta con la misma contextualización, desarrollo o humor. Poner un final violento a esto cuento sin trama da mero melodrama. Tomas parecen hechas solamente para no ser normal â" dejar todo fuera del carro desenfocado por concentrar en un rosario colgado del retrovisor, o alinear un poste entre el actor y la cámara para esconderle mientras fuma â" y entonces lucen simplemente pretenciosos. Lo mejor es el desempeño de Julio Chávez, quien transmite un rencor bullendo detrás de una fachada de responsabilidad. See more 03/20/2010 La historia del hombre que siempre está en segundo plano. Es muy interesante cómo los planos y la profundidad de campo sugieren cómo el custodio aparece o desaparece para los demás. Buenas actuaciones. See more 09/16/2009 Old ideas brought to screen with skill and taste. See more 08/08/2009 Un bodrio.... Sin música, escenas interminables..... Podrían haber hecho un corto y tal vez era buena. See more 04/06/2009 Otra gran actuación de Chavez. Gran construcción de personaje y narración. See more 11/21/2008 SLIFF (http://www.cinemastlouis.org/fest) film showing Ruben who is a bodyguard for a high-profile politician. The audience sees everything from his point of view, his perspective of waiting to follow and protect a man who not only has no respect for him but no care and often uses Ruben for his own amusement. Every aspect of his life is a series of mundane routines and he only watches but never speaks. When a man has no identity what will he do to get it back? See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis An alienated bodyguard (Julio Chávez) faces isolation as he tirelessly protects a minister (Osmar Núñez).
Director
Rodrigo Moreno
Producer
Hernán Musaluppi, Natacha Cervi, Luis A. Sartor
Screenwriter
Rodrigo Moreno
Production Co
Rizoma Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 15, 2016
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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