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What if finding a suitcase of coke was the *least* of your problems?
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Borderline (2011)

chaotic goodmidlife disasterFrench chaos

Overview

ComedyActionCrime

An attorney stumbles upon a suitcase filled with cocaine.

Flag of FRFRFrench
Content warning
family relationshipslawyerbased on short storyhanginggunloss of jobmoney problems

Standout Aspects

Acting

François Damiens commits fully to every humiliating moment.

Writing

Based on a short story by Tonino Benacquista — tight, mean, efficient.

Best for:Solo: When you need to feel better about your own bad decisions.·Friends: Drinking wine and yelling at the protagonist together.·Background: It's 88 minutes, you can half-watch and still follow.
Heads up:Violence: Some slapstick gun violence and a hanging played for dark laughs.·Drug Use: Cocaine is literally the MacGuffin, obviously present throughout.
Alexandre Coffre

Director

Alexandre Coffre

ReleasedMar 2, 2011
Runtime1h 28m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Canal+
PROCIREP

Top Cast

François Damiens

François Damiens

David Pelame

Pascale Arbillot

Pascale Arbillot

Christine Pelame

Laurent Lafitte

Laurent Lafitte

Brice Teller

Gilles Cohen

Gilles Cohen

Patron

Didier Flamand

Didier Flamand

Michel

Nicolas Marié

Nicolas Marié

Philippe Dalambert

Fabien Ara

Fabien Ara

Ronan

Anna Sherbinina

Anna Sherbinina

Lola

Pom Klementieff

Pom Klementieff

Naomi

Anton Balekdjian

Anton Balekdjian

Sam

François Civil

François Civil

Tom

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Cultural

This belongs to a very specific French tradition of 'comédie noire' where middle-class men implode spectacularly.

Trivia

Director Alexandre Coffre went straight from this to family comedies; this remains his darkest, most interesting work.

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