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The Line

Play trailer 1:51 Poster for The Line Released Mar 31, 2023 1h 42m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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After a violent argument with her mother, Margaret, 35 years old and with a long history of inflicting and suffering from violence, is subject to a strict restraining order before her trial: she's no longer allowed to make contact with her mother or approach within 100 meters of the family home for 3 months. But this separation only exacerbates her desire to be closer to her family and so she returns every day to this invisible and impassable frontier.

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Beatrice Loayza New York Times [An] emotionally probing French-language drama. Mar 30, 2023 Full Review Greg Nussen Slant Magazine The film is unable to bring its disparate elements into a convincing totality. Rated: 1.5/4 Mar 25, 2023 Full Review Anna Smith Deadline Hollywood Daily It’s an arresting story of familial disharmony that’s distinctive both visually and thematically. Feb 11, 2022 Full Review Kathy Fennessy Video Librarian Magazine Though The Line's ambiguity is probably intentional, rather than the result of carelessness, it prevents the film from being wholly satisfying. Nonetheless, Meier elicits full-bodied performances from her entire cast... Rated: 3/5 Jun 26, 2023 Full Review Michael Sicinski In Review Online Unfortunately, [The Line] is also [Meier's] least creatively successful to date, a film that so aggressively literalizes its central metaphor that it removes the sense of latent threat that characterizes her best work. Apr 3, 2023 Full Review Dustin Chang ScreenAnarchy As usual, Meier sketches out a dysfunctional family that is still a family, nonetheless. And she is wise enough not to question her characters motives or dig into their backgrounds too deeply, letting silence do the talking. Apr 3, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After a violent argument with her mother, Margaret, 35 years old and with a long history of inflicting and suffering from violence, is subject to a strict restraining order before her trial: she's no longer allowed to make contact with her mother or approach within 100 meters of the family home for 3 months. But this separation only exacerbates her desire to be closer to her family and so she returns every day to this invisible and impassable frontier.
Director
Ursula Meier
Producer
Pauline Gygax, Max Karli
Screenwriter
Stéphanie Blanchoud, Ursula Meier, Antoine Jaccoud
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 31, 2023, Limited
Runtime
1h 42m