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Borderline

2025 · 102 min

A quiet, somber character study that slowly tightens into quiet suspense, anchored by a grieving man's reckoning.

Overview
Ornithologist Vilius, trapped by guilt and loss, gets himself into a dangerous smuggling business, unexpectedly, this criminal activity forces him to rethink his life and reconnect with his daughter.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • grief
  • crime
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ignas Jonynas
Written by
Ignas Jonynas
Starring
Šarūnas Zenkevičius, Urtė Povilauskaitė, Danguolė Beinarytė, Eglė Mikulionytė, Laurynas Luotė, Viktoras Bachmetjevas, Kamilė Petrulevičiūtė, Vygandas Vadeiša
Music
Dominykas Digimas
Cinematography
Audrius Budrys
Runtime
102 min
Country
Lithuania
Languages
Lithuanian

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