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The Line

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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 03/30/2023
[An] emotionally probing French-language drama. Go to Full Review Gregory Nussen Slant Magazine 03/25/2023
1.5/4
The film is unable to bring its disparate elements into a convincing totality. Go to Full Review Anna Smith Deadline Hollywood Daily 02/11/2022
It’s an arresting story of familial disharmony that’s distinctive both visually and thematically. Go to Full Review Kathy Fennessy Video Librarian Magazine 06/26/2023
3/5
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... Go to Full Review Michael Sicinski In Review Online 04/03/2023
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. Go to Full Review Dustin Chang ScreenAnarchy 04/03/2023
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Ursula Meier

Director

Stéphanie Blanchoud

Margaret

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Christina

Dali Benssalah

Hervé

India Hair

Louise

Benjamin Biolay

Julien

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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