The Line
2022 · Movie · 101 min · ★ 5.6 · 57% critics
A woman with a volatile past returns to live with her mother, and a heated argument turns physical, bringing legal restrictions that keep her away from home. Forced to keep her distance, she lingers at the boundary each day, trying to stay connected to her younger sister through music lessons and strained family ties.
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Details
- Original title
- La ligne
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2023-01-11
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 57/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (28 votes)
About
If you’re drawn to intense, intimate family dramas about anger, guilt, and longing for connection, this may work for you; Not for you if you want light viewing or quick resolutions, like in Home or Maya.
Pros: tense family drama; strong emotional conflict; intimate character focus | Cons: heavy subject matter; uncomfortable confrontations; slow-burn pacing
Cast & crew
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
as Christina
Stéphanie Blanchoud
as Margaret
Benjamin Biolay
as Julien
Dali Benssalah
as Hervé
- ES
Elli Spagnolo
as Marion
India Hair
as Louise
Eric Ruf
as Serge
Thomas Wiesel
as Claudio
Jean-François Stévenin
as Fisherman
- LG
Louis Gence
as Youri
Directed by Ursula Meier