The Broken Line (French: La ligne brisée) is a Canadian sports drama film, directed by Louis Choquette and released in 2008.[1] The film stars David Boutin and Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge as Sébastien Messier and Danny Demers, lifelong friends and competitive boxers whose relationship and career is tested when they accidentally hit a bicyclist with their car after a night of excess partying.[2]
| The Broken Line | |
|---|---|
| French | La ligne brisée |
| Directed by | Louis Choquette |
| Written by | Michelle Allen |
| Produced by | André Dupuy |
| Starring | David Boutin Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge |
| Cinematography | Ronald Plante |
| Edited by | Claude Palardy |
| Music by | FM Le Sieur |
Production company | Pixcom |
| Distributed by | Alliance Vivafilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The cast also includes Fanny Mallette, Jacynthe René, Benoît Gouin, Steve Laplante and Germain Houde.
The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Sound Editing (Robert LaBrosse, France Lévesque, Guy Francoeur, Lucie Fortier, Lori Paquet) at the 29th Genie Awards,[3] and a Jutra Award nomination for Best Cinematography (Ronald Plante) at the 11th Jutra Awards.[4]
References edit
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Ligne brisée, La – Film de Louis Choquette". Films du Québec, January 10, 2009.
- ^ Brendan Kelly, "Boxing drama has predictable punch". Montreal Gazette, March 7, 2008.
- ^ "Prix Genie: 8 nominations pour Ce qu’il faut pour vivre, 7 pour Tout est parfait". Voir, February 10, 2009.
- ^ Odile Tremblay, "Des Jutra sous le signe de la controverse". Le Devoir, March 28, 2009.
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