THE GUARDIANS

The Guardians (2017) by Billie Mintz is a powerful investigative documentary that delves into the controversial practices surrounding the U.S. guardianship system in Nevada. The film exposes how elderly individuals are often placed under court-ordered guardianship, stripping them of their rights, assets, and, in many cases, their relationships with family members. It reveals a disturbing pattern of exploitation where court-appointed guardians and attorneys use legal frameworks to take control of seniors' finances, often isolating them from loved ones while profiting from their estates.

Mintz’s film focuses on real-life cases, interviews with families, and harrowing testimonies that reveal how vulnerable seniors can become easy targets. Through the stories of the families, the documentary sheds light on the emotional and financial toll the guardianship system can inflict, especially when it becomes a vehicle for abuse rather than protection. 

Beyond individual stories, "The Guardians" critiques systemic flaws, including legal loopholes, lack of oversight, and potential corruption within the judiciary that enable such abuses to go unchecked. It serves as both a call to action and an eye-opener, encouraging viewers to consider reforms to protect the rights and dignity of the elderly in the U.S. guardianship system.is set in Las Vegas, within the Nevada Guardianship and Family Court systems involving the legal kidnapping of elderly people in a lucrative business that drains seniors’ life-savings and robs them of their freedoms.

Victims and their families are caught in a scheme that has allowed corrupt court-appointed guardians to take total control over their healthcare and financial decisions. Armed with court-orders obtained under dubious circumstances, guardians are able to forcibly remove elderly wards from their homes, isolate them from their families and systematically empty their bank accounts.

In an unfolding saga that reaches to the top level of government, a growing number of Las Vegas victims come together to seek justice, restitution and freedom.  Through their fight, the film exposes the scope of the systemic abuse of some of the most vulnerable members of our society.

As our aging population is about to record the largest transfer of wealth in history, we must protect them and their families from those that have been using a broken system to take advantage.

For 40 years nothing and no one has stood in their way. Until now.

A film by Billie Mintz

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