Borderline (2008 film)
Borderline is a 2008 Canadian film directed by Lyne Charlebois and co-written with Marie-Sissi Labrèche, based on her novels Borderline and La Brèche. It has won ten awards and one nomination.
| Borderline | |
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| Directed by | Lyne Charlebois |
| Produced by | Roger Frappier Luc Vandal |
| Written by | Lyne Charlebois Marie-Sissi Labrèche |
| Starring | Isabelle Blais Jean-Hugues Anglade Angèle Coutu Sylvie Drapeau Laurence Carbonneau Pierre-Luc Brillant Marie-Chantal Perron Antoine Bertrand Hubert Proulx |
| Music by | Benoît Jutras |
| Cinematography | Steve Asselin |
| Edited by | Yvann Thibaudeau |
Production company | Max Films Productions |
| Distributed by | TVA Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
The film follows Kiki (Isabelle Blais), a graduate student in Montreal living with borderline personality disorder. Through flashbacks, the viewer learns of her past: an unknown father and a mentally ill mother (Sylvie Drapeau) who was later institutionalized. While she was raised by her grandmother (Angèle Coutu), the effects of Kiki's family trauma show in her using physical intimacy to avoid emotional intimacy. With her grandmother being on the verge of death, Kiki tries to cope with how her actions have wrecked her relationships with friends, alongside the emptiness of her current affair with her thesis advisor. As she turns thirty, Kiki meets her most painful love: herself.
Awards
Genie Award – Adapted Screenplay; Prix Jutra – Director, Best Actress (Blais), Best Supporting Actress (Coutu), Editing
Cast
- Isabelle Blais as Kiki (20 & 30 years old)
- Jean-Hugues Anglade as Tcheky
- Angèle Coutu as Mémé
- Sylvie Drapeau as Mère de Kiki / Kiki's Mother
- Laurence Carbonneau as Kiki (10 years old)
- Pierre-Luc Brillant as Mikael Robin
- Marie-Chantal Perron as Caroline
- Antoine Bertrand as Eric
- Hubert Proulx as Antoine