The Line (2017 film)

The Line
Film poster
Directed byPeter Bebjak
Written byPeter Balko
Produced byWanda Adamík Hrycová
Andriy Yermak
StarringStanislav Boklan
CinematographyMartin Žiaran[1]
Edited byMarek Kralovsky
Music bySlavomír Solovic
Distributed byFilm Republic (world)
Continental Film (Slovakia)
UFD (Ukraine)
Release dates
  • 3 July 2017 (2017-07-03) (Slovakia)
  • 16 November 2017 (2017-11-16) (Ukraine)
Running time
108 minutes
CountriesSlovakia
Ukraine
LanguagesSlovak
Ukrainian
Budget1.31 million €
Box office$2.1 million[2][3]

The Line (Slovak: Čiara, Ukrainian: Межа, romanized: Mezha) is a 2017 Slovak-Ukrainian crime thriller film written and directed by Peter Bebjak.

Plot

On the Slovakia–Ukraine border, shortly before Slovakia joins the Schengen Area, criminal smugglers sneak contraband into the European Union.

Cast

Awards and nominations

On 3 July 2017, The Line was released in Slovakia, as well as at the 52nd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Crystal Globe and won the Best Director Award for Bebjak.[5] The film was also selected as the Slovak entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Line [profile]". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Čiara". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Čiara". The Numbers. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Van Hoeij, Boyd (7 July 2017). "'The Line' ('Ciara'): Film Review | Karlovy Vary 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "History / 52nd festival". kviff.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Slovensko bude o Oscara súťažiť s Čiarou". SME kultura. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. ↑ Kozlov, Vladimir (21 September 2017). "Oscars: Slovakia Selects 'The Line' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
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