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The Gardener

The Gardener

20256.11h 49m

Overview

Every year the Prime Minister has a list of all kinds of troublemakers eliminated in the name of the famous Reason of State. Serge Shuster, Special Adviser to the President of the Republic, finds himself on this list, better known as the Matignon List. Condemned to certain death and at the heart of an implacable plot and a state secret that also put his family in danger, Serge, his wife and children have only one hope left - their gardener, Léo, who hates it when « slugs » invade his garden... Especially those that want to kill innocent families.

Directed by David Charhon
Written by David Charhon, Sebastien Fechner, Vincent de Brus
Produced by Sebastien Fechner
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $5K

Top Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Léo

Michaël Youn

Michaël Youn

Serge Shuster

Nawell Madani

Nawell Madani

Mia

Carla Poquin

Carla Poquin

Alice

Jérôme Le Banner

Jérôme Le Banner

Phoebus

Ragnar Le Breton

Ragnar Le Breton

Esmeralda

Kaaris

Kaaris

Quasimodo

Danielle Renault

Danielle Renault

Jeanne

Élie Semoun

Élie Semoun

Dr Rouma

Vincent Desagnat

Vincent Desagnat

Policier Ministère 1

Themes & Keywords

distressing

About The Gardener

The Gardener is a action, comedy film released in 2025 exploring themes of distressing. Directed by David Charhon, it stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michaël Youn, Nawell Madani. Every year the Prime Minister has a list of all kinds of troublemakers eliminated in the name of the famous Reason of State. Serge Shuster, Special Adviser to the President of the Republic, finds himself on this list, better known as the Matignon List. Condemned to certain death and at the heart of an implacable plot and a state secret that also put his family in danger, Serge, his wife and children have only one hope left - their gardener, Léo, who hates it when « slugs » invade his garden... Especially those that want to kill innocent families.

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