The Guardsmen (2025) – Duty is Loyalty. Survival is Betrayal.

They swore to protect the state—until the state declared them enemies.

The Guardsmen (2025) is a gritty, politically charged action-thriller that explores loyalty, honor, and the high cost of obedience in a world where soldiers are both protectors and pawns. Set in a near-future regime where civil unrest simmers beneath a polished surface, the film follows an elite tactical unit known as the "Guardsmen"—the government’s most trusted enforcers—who begin to question the truth behind their orders.

At the center is Commander Elias Vorn, a decorated officer with unwavering loyalty to the state. But after a routine crowd suppression mission ends in a civilian massacre—followed by a top-down cover-up—Vorn and his team are caught in a moral crossfire. When one of their own leaks damning intel to the underground resistance, the Guardsmen are branded traitors by the very system they served.

As the government turns its weapons against its former heroes, Vorn must lead his squad not just to survive, but to uncover the real conspiracy driving the unrest. From urban ambushes to claustrophobic shootouts in abandoned facilities, The Guardsmen delivers tense action rooted in the psychological unraveling of warriors betrayed by their own oath.

More than just a military action film, The Guardsmen asks haunting questions: What do soldiers do when the enemy wears their uniform? And how far will you go when duty becomes a lie?