Borderline - Under suspicion of murder
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Borderline - Under suspicion of murder |
| Original title | Borderline |
| Country of production | USA , South Africa , Germany |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2002 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Evelyn Purcell |
| script | David Loucka |
| production |
Frank Huebner Brad Krevoy David Lancaster Adam Richman |
| music | Anthony Marinelli |
| camera | Michael Brierley |
| cut | Peter Byck |
| occupation | |
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Borderline - Under suspicion of murder ( Borderline ) is a US-American - R-South African - German thriller of Evelyn Purcell from the year 2002 .
action
Dr. Lila Coletti works as a psychologist in a correctional facility with felons. She has two daughters and is in the middle of a divorce. Coletti loses custody of the children.
A short time later, her former husband and his new partner are stabbed to death. Lila Coletti now gets custody of the two girls and the house. The investigating police officer, Detective Macy Kobacek, has a relationship with Coletti. He believes in her innocence, but the evidence incriminates her. She is arrested and later released on bail.
Coletti suspects Ed Baikman, a released patient who killed his parents in the same way. But she can't prove it. Baikman is persecuting his former doctor. He demands that she become intimate with him and threatens to tell the police that she planned the murders with him.
Coletti is finally able to get Baikman to make a confession, which she tapes. Accordingly, he committed the acts independently without being instigated to do so. The policeman Kobacek listens. He is knocked unconscious by Baikman in a fight, but then Coletti manages to knock Baikman down. In the end, she is freed from suspicion and happily reunited with her children.
Reviews
The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was “an unconvincing thriller ” that was “ effectively staged ”, but “ caught too many hooks to keep the audience interested ”.
Rotten Tomatoes wrote that the film was a " well-acted neo-noir film ". The portrayals of Gina Gershon and Sean Patrick Flanery were particularly praised.
background
The film was shot in Cape Town .
Web links
- Borderline - Under suspicion of murder in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Borderline - Under suspicion of murder at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Comparison of the cut versions FSK 12 TV - FSK 16 by Borderline - Under suspicion of murder at Schnittberichte.com