La Ligne
The Line
Die Linie
Switzerland / France / Belgium, February 2022
FILM,
Fiction,
102 min.
- directed by
- Ursula Meier
- Written by
- Stéphanie Blanchoud, Ursula Meier, Antoine Jaccoud
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- ritaproductions.com/la-ligne
- IMDb Link
- imdb.com
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 metres of the family home for three 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.
credits
- World Premiere
- February 2022
- Original Version
- French, colour, DCP, 102 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-5A9B-0000-6-0000-0000-J
- Production
- Bandita Films, Les Films de Pierre, Les Films du Fleuve, ARTE France - Unité Cinéma, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
- Producer
- Pauline Gygax, Max Karli, Marie-Ange Luciani, Jean-Pierre und Luc Dardenne, Delphine Tomson
- directed by
- Ursula Meier
- Written by
- Stéphanie Blanchoud, Ursula Meier, Antoine Jaccoud
- Cinematography
- Agnès Godard
- Editing
- Nelly Quettier
- Location Sound Mix
- Patrick Becker
- Sound Design
- Etienne Curchod
- Music
- Stéphanie Blanchoud
- Production Design
- Ivan Niclass
- Lighting Design
- Thibault Danjou
- Costumes
- Anna Van Brée
- Make up
- Kaatje Van Damme
- Casting
- Aurélie Guichard
Cast
Stéphanie Blanchoud as Margaret
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as Christina
Elli Spagnolo as Marion
India Hair as Louise
Dali Benssalah as Hervé
Eric Ruf as Serge
Benjamin Biolay as Julian
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Memento Films International
Worldwide Distribution
- Austria
- Panda Lichtspiele Filmverleih GmbH Distribution
- Belgium
-
Cinéart
Distribution
Release date: 01.02.2023 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
- MCF Megacom Film Distribution
- Brazil
-
Imovision
Distribution
Release date: 14.12.2023 - Canada
-
Axia Films
Distribution
Release date: 11.08.2023 - China
- Hugoeast Holding Ltd Distribution
- Croatia
- MCF Megacom Film Distribution
- France
-
Diaphana Distribution
Distribution
Release date: 11.01.2023 - Germany
-
Piffl Medien GmbH
Distribution
Release date: 18.05.2023 - Indonesia
- Falcon Pictures Distribution
- Israel
- Lev Cinemas / Shani Films Distribution
- Italy
-
Satine Film Distribuzione
Distribution
Release date: 19.01.2023 - Luxembourg
-
Cinéart
Distribution
Release date: 01.02.2023 - Montenegro
- MCF Megacom Film Distribution
- Netherlands
- Cineart Filmes Distribution
- North Macedonia
- MCF Megacom Film Distribution
- Poland
-
Aurora Films
Distribution
Release date: 14.04.2023 - Portugal
- Leopardo Filmes Distribution
- Serbia
- MCF Megacom Film Distribution
- South Korea
-
M&M International
Distribution
Release date: 25.01.2023 - Sweden
- Triart Film Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Filmcoopi Zürich AG
Distribution
Release date: 11.01.2023 - United States
-
Strand Releasing
Distribution
Release date: 31.03.2023
Awards
(a selection)
-
Köln, Schnitt Preise,
Schnitt Preis Spielfilm
2023
(Nomination)
Nelly Quettier - Genève, Swiss Film Award, Best Feature Film 2023 (Nomination)
-
Genève, Swiss Film Award,
Best Actress
2023
(Winner)
Stéphanie Blanchoud -
Genève, Swiss Film Award,
Best Screenplay
2023
(Winner)
Antoine Jaccoud -
Genève, Swiss Film Award,
Best Screenplay
2023
(Winner)
Stéphanie Blanchoud -
Genève, Swiss Film Award,
Best Performance in a Supporting Role
2023
(Winner)
Elli Spagnolo -
Genève, Swiss Film Award,
Best Screenplay
2023
(Winner)
Ursula Meier -
Genève, Swiss Film Award,
Best Film Score
2023
(Nomination)
Stéphanie Blanchoud -
Xiamen, The Golden Rooster Awards,
Best International Director Audience Award
2022
(Winner)
Ursula Meier
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Gijon, 61° Festival internacional de Cine de Gijon
17.11.2023 - 25.11.2023 -
Bogota, 9° Bogota International Film Festival
05.10.2023 - 11.10.2023 -
Santiago de Chile, 19° Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine (SANFIC)
20.08.2023 - 27.08.2023 -
Solothurn, 58. Solothurner Filmtage
18.01.2023 - 25.01.2023 -
Les Arcs, 14e Les Arcs Film Festival
10.12.2022 - 17.12.2022 -
Thessaloniki, 63rd Thessaloniki International Film Festival
03.11.2022 - 13.11.2022 -
Montréal, 28e Festival de Films CINEMANIA
02.11.2022 - 13.11.2022 -
Sao Paulo, 46a Mostra Internacional del Cinema de Sao Paulo
20.10.2022 - 02.11.2022 -
Haifa, 38th International Film Festival Haifa
08.10.2022 - 17.10.2022 -
Busan, 27th Busan International Film Festival
05.10.2022 - 14.10.2022
-
Zurich, 18. Zurich Film Festival
22.09.2022 - 02.10.2022 -
Linz, 19th Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz
27.04.2022 - 02.05.2022 -
Montevideo, 40° Festival Cinematográfico internacional del Uruguay
13.04.2022 - 24.04.2022 -
Istanbul, 41st Istanbul International Film Festival
08.04.2022 - 19.04.2022 -
Berlin, 72. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin
10.02.2022 - 20.02.2022