The Broken Line () is a Canadian sports drama film, directed by Louis Choquette and released in 2008.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Ligne brisée, La – Film de Louis Choquette". Films du Québec, January 10, 2009. The film stars David Boutin and Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge as Sébastien Messier and Danny Demers, lifelong friends and competitive boxers whose relationship and career is tested when they accidentally hit a bicyclist with their car after a night of excess partying.Brendan Kelly, "Boxing drama has predictable punch". Montreal Gazette, March 7, 2008.
The cast also includes Fanny Mallette, Jacynthe René, Benoît Gouin, Steve Laplante and Germain Houde.
The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Sound Editing (Robert LaBrosse, France Lévesque, Guy Francoeur, Lucie Fortier, Lori Paquet) at the 29th Genie Awards,"Prix Genie: 8 nominations pour Ce qu’il faut pour vivre, 7 pour Tout est parfait". Voir, February 10, 2009. and a Jutra Award nomination for Best Cinematography (Ronald Plante) at the 11th Jutra Awards.Odile Tremblay, "Des Jutra sous le signe de la controverse". Le Devoir, March 28, 2009.
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