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France, Belgium, Switzerland · 2023
1h 41m
Director Ursula Meier
Starring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Stéphanie Blanchoud, Benjamin Biolay, Dali Benssalah
Genre Drama
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After violently attacking her mother during an argument, 35-year-old Margaret is served a restraining order forbidding her from coming within 100 meters of the family home. The tensions in this dysfunctional family remain high, as Margaret seeks to make amends and be close to her family from behind this imaginary line.
The Hollywood Reporter by Jordan Mintzer
The problem with Meier’s latest, despite the strong cast and solid direction, is that it explores the tense and thorny nature of blood ties without ever delving into the psychology of it all, often leaving us in the dark as to why the characters behave the way they do.
It’s a story with a brilliant conceptual framework that never quite coalesces into a satisfying drama.
The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw
[An] engrossing, unnerving but unexpectedly sympathetic drama of family dysfunction.
As with nearly all great drama, The Line is about conflict, although this particular narrative feels downright radical in the way it rejects aggression as an acceptable means of resolving problems.
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