La Lisière (2011)
Directed by Géraldine Bajard

Drama
aka: The Edge

Film Synopsis

François, a recently qualified doctor of medicine, leaves Paris to settle in Beauval, a new town where life is as monotonous as the grave.  He has barely set foot in the town before he becomes the target of a group of teenagers.  The latter are a wild bunch who relieve their boredom by playing dangerous games on the edge of a forest.  One day, one their games takes a nasty turn...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Géraldine Bajard
  • Script: Géraldine Bajard
  • Cinematographer: Josée Deshaies
  • Cast: Melvil Poupaud (François), Audrey Marnay (Jeanne), Hippolyte Girardot (Sam), Phénix Brossard (Cédric), Alice De Jode (Claire), Susanne Wuest (Julie), Delphine Chuillot (Suzanne), Elias Borst-Schumann (Matthieu), Filip Peeters (Rasmus Van Stratten), Pauline Acquart (Hélène), Charles Crespo (Tibo), Tom Dercourt (Le maire de Beauval), Georg Friedrich (Falk), Aurélie Hougron (Marie), Pierre Levavasseur (Arno), Quentin Merabet (Jules), Frederic Moriette (Le gendarme), Eva Poussier (Marie), Lise Marsault-Hierro (Lise), Nicolas De Laubier (Nicolas)
  • Country: France / Germany
  • Language: French / English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 100 min
  • Aka: The Edge

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