The Straight Line
– Leila is released from prison after five years of confinement. She will meet Yannick, a young athlet..
Leila is released from prison after five years of confinement. She will meet Yannick, a young athlete who became blind after an accident. This last practice race despite his disability, but to run it must be connected by a wire to guide a person called. It offers Leila to be his guide. Through this project, they will learn to rebuild.
09 Mar 2011
French, English, Arabic
All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.
Régis Wargnier
Régis Wargnier (original screenplay and dialogue), Edwin Krüger (in collaboration with)
Rachida Brakni, Cyril Descours, Clémentine Célarié, Sedina Balde
After five years in jail, Leila is free again. Yannick, a young athlete, recently lost his sight in a car crash. The only discipline in which he can compete is running, but he must race tethered to a guide. Before she went to prison, Leila was an elite athlete. She will be Yannick's eyes. Leila keeps quiet about her past. Sick of the sympathy of his family and friends, Yannick welcomes her silence. Training and preparing to race helps them both rebuild their lives. There are past events that won't let go, and present feelings and emotions that bring upheaval and a new direction. But you have to keep running and battling, down the straight to the line.
1 nomination.
Gaumont Production