El Custodio - Der Leibwächter

Argentinien Deutschland Frankreich Uruguay 2005/2006 Spielfilm

Summary

El Custodio

As "el custodio", it’s Rubén’s duty to keep the Minister of Planning under constant surveillance. If the Minister gets out of the car, Rubén gets out of the car. If the Minister turns left, Rubén turns left. If the Minister goes to the country club with his family for the weekend, Rubén must follow along. If the Minister decides to rest and have a nap, Rubén must keep watch over the sleeping man.

Although Rubén must always be present, he must also go completely unnoticed. A shadow, Rubén witnesses everything from the sidelines, as if life was passing by some meters away from him. Yet, despite his insider’s view, he never understands clearly what’s going on, what’s being talked about, nor where the characters come from or go to.

 


Single Rubén is hardly even a protagonist in his own life. A lonely life, involving a mentally unstable sister and a ditzy niece, the sale of illegal arms and cheap prostitutes. Plus the monotonous routine of being a bodyguard and the occasional humiliation from the Minister or his family… Some jobs result in virtually replacing one life for another. Such pressure can ultimately explode. This is Rubén’s inevitable outcome.

Source: 56. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (catalogue)

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Credits

Director

Screenplay

Director of photography

Cast

All Credits

Director

Assistant director

Screenplay

Director of photography

Assistant camera

Steadycam operator

Prop master

Make-up artist

Costume design

Audio mixing

Cast

in association with

Unit production manager

Location manager

Original distributor

Duration:
93 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby Digital
Screening:

Uraufführung: 13.02.2006, Berlin, IFF - Wettbewerb;
Kinostart (DE): 24.05.2007

Titles

  • Originaltitel (DE) El Custodio - Der Leibwächter
  • Originaltitel (AR, UY) El Custodio
  • Originaltitel (FR) Le garde du corps
  • Arbeitstitel (DE) Der Schatten

Versions

Original

Duration:
93 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby Digital
Screening:

Uraufführung: 13.02.2006, Berlin, IFF - Wettbewerb;
Kinostart (DE): 24.05.2007

Awards

IFF Berlin 2006
  • Alfred-Bauer-Preis