The Line

The Line

There are borders you cross only once...

Directed by Peter Bebjak

Produced by Garnet International Media Group, Wandal Production

2017108 min5.5 / 10

A gritty crime thriller exploring the moral and physical boundaries of smuggling and trafficking at a contested border, where survival and transgression define existence.

Criminal thriller about traffickers and smugglers from Ukrainian border. The feature film about the borders and the life on their edge.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Line easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does The Line end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Line scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Line sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is The Line violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

6/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity4

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Line

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Line

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Line, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Line, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Line, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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