The Line
World Premiere

The Line

Spotlight Narrative
Feature | United States | 100 MINUTES | English
Drama, Thriller

Ethan Berger’s feature narrative debut is an engrossing contemplation of blind adherence to tradition through the lens of a fictional college fraternity. Tom (Alex Wolff), a passionate ‘brother’ of this fraternity, is charmed by the promises of high social status and alumni connections that open doors. But as a classmate outside of his social circle named Annabelle (Halle Bailey) enters his life, his devotion begins to falter. Once the scheduled hazing of new fraternity members comes to a disturbing head, Tom is faced with the decision of a lifetime.


In this unique dive into traditions ingrained in American culture, Berger opens up a conversation that can be applied to any example of absolute loyalty to an institution. Wolff offers a gut-wrenching performance of a young man questioning every belief that had once comprised his being. He is joined by John Malkovich and Denise Richards as the corrupt, wealthy parents of his power-hungry roommate — an earlier generation perpetuating these same traditions.––Kylie Jost-Price


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Ethan Berger
Director
Ethan Berger
Producer
Alexandre Dauman, Jack Parker, Adam Paulsen, Lije Sarki
Screenwriter
Ethan Berger, Alex Russek
Cinematographer
Stefan Weinberger
Editor
Ted Feldman
Executive Producer
Taylor Grant, Zack Purdo, Ramanan Sivalingam, Dustin Zhang, Magnus Rausing, Ryan Alexander, Stacey Grant, Jay Van Hoy, Marc Porterfield
Production Designer
Francesca Palombo
Sound Mixer
Skip Lievsay
Composer
Daniel Rossen
Publicity Contacts
Katie Jo Ash, Sara Tehrani (TheLine@ddapr.com)
Cast
Alex Wolff, Lewis Pullman, Halle Bailey, Austin Abrams, Angus Cloud, Scoot McNairy, John Malkovich, Bo Mitchell, Denise Richards

Contacts
Press Contact
Sara Tehrani
DDA PR
Los Angeles, CA 90029
Phone: 8186796162
sara.tehrani@ddapr.com
Press Contact
Katie Jo Ash
DDA
Camarillo, 93012
Phone: 8058136677
TheLine@ddapr.com
US Sales Contact
Andre Cristofi
CAA
andre.cristofi@caa.com
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