Premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, “The Line” has been described as a frathouse thriller, which obviously has intriguing implications about the dogmatic loyalties often expected in these peer groups. The feature debut of director Ethan Berger, “The Line,” stars Alex Wolff (“A Quiet Place: Day One”) as a scholarship student desperate to break free from his working-class background and increasingly seduced by fraternity life. He is torn between a romance with a classmate (“The Little Mermaid” star Halle Bailey) outside of his social circle and the manipulative scheming of his frat president (“Thunderbolts*” actor Lewis Pullman). As the hazing of new pledges gets pushed to dangerous places during the inevitable “hell week,” Wolff’s student character finds himself in a perilous game of ambition and loyalty.
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“The Line” also stars the late Angus Cloud (“Euphoria”), Bo Mitchell (“Cobra Kai”), Cheri Oteri (“Saturday Night Live”), Scoot McNairy (“Halt And Catch Fire”), Denise Richards (“Wild Things”), and John Malkovich (“Burn After Reading”).
The filmmaker Ethan Berger wrote and produced the 8-part mini-series “More Than an Athlete” for ESPN, chronicling the rise of LeBron James, Mav Carter, Rich Paul, and Randy Mims. His debut narrative, “The Line,” premiered at Tribeca in the summer of 2023.
Here’s the official synopsis:
“The Line” is a campus thriller that plunges into the dangerous world of college fraternities and blind adherence to tradition. Alex Wolff stars as Tom, a scholarship student desperate to break free from his working-class background who is charmed by the prestigious KNA fraternity’s promises of high social status and alumni connections that open doors. But upon beginning a romance with Annabelle (Halle Bailey), a classmate outside of his social circle, and the manipulative schemes of his fraternity president (Lewis Pullman) unfolding during the hazing of new members, Tom finds himself ensnared in a perilous game of ambition and loyalty.
Utopia Distribution will release “The Line” theatrically in New York on October 18 before expanding on October 25. Watch the new Red-band trailer below.
