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Wikipedia article




'Borderline' is a 2008 Canadian drama film directed by Lyne Charlebois and co-written with Marie-Sissi Labrche, based on her novels 'Borderline' and 'La Brche'.

Synopsis



The film follows Kiki, a graduate student in Montreal living with borderline personality disorder. Through flashbacks, the viewer learns of her past: an unknown father and a mentally ill mother who was later institutionalized. While she was raised by her grandmother, the effects of Kiki's family trauma show in her using physical intimacy to avoid emotional intimacy. With her grandmother being on the verge of death, Kiki tries to cope with how her actions have wrecked her relationships with friends, alongside the emptiness of her current affair with her thesis advisor. As she turns thirty, Kiki meets her most painful love: herself.

Cast



* Isabelle Blais as Kiki (20 & 30 years old)

* Jean-Hugues Anglade as Tcheky

* Angle Coutu as Mm

* Sylvie Drapeau as Mre de Kiki / Kiki's Mother

* Laurence Carbonneau as Kiki (10 years old)

* Pierre-Luc Brillant as Mikael Robin

* Marie-Chantal Perron as Caroline

* Antoine Bertrand as Eric

* Hubert Proulx as Antoine

Production



"The striptease scene was the worst of the shoot for me, but I don't really remember it," said Isabelle Blais. "Because to dive, I had to go into an unconscious state. I didn't have to think."

Awards



Genie Award Adapted Screenplay; Prix Jutra Director, Best Actress (Blais), Best Supporting Actress (Coutu), Editing

References




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