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Borderline

1988 · 120 min

A slow, inward psychological descent that blurs guilt and fact, leaving you uneasy and absorbed in one man's unraveling mind.

Directed by
Houchang Allahyari
Genres
Drama
Starring
Michael Lakner, Trude Marlen, Robert Hauer-Riedl
Tagline
Guilty?
Overview
Story about a young pianist accused of murdering his teacher who slowly comes to believe the accusation due to guilt feelings, ultimately retreating into a fantasy world.

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Directed by
Houchang Allahyari
Genres
Drama
Starring
Michael Lakner, Trude Marlen, Robert Hauer-Riedl
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • obsession
  • identity
  • madness
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Houchang Allahyari
Written by
Houchang Allahyari
Starring
Michael Lakner, Trude Marlen, Robert Hauer-Riedl, Lieselotte Plauensteiner, Sibylle Kos, Michaela Scheday, Verena Angst
Cinematography
Horst Hubbauer
Runtime
120 min
Country
Austria
Languages
German

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