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Directed by Director X Written by Floyd Kane Initial release 19 September 2015 Screenplay Floyd Kane | 7.4/10 IMDb Produced by Floyd Kane Running time 97 minutes Director Director X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Stephan James
Sarah Jeffery
Shamier Anderson
Lanette Ware
Steven Love
Jim Codrington Release date 19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) (Atlantic) Music director Lodewijk Vos, Joseph Murray Producers Floyd Kane, Michael Donovan, Amos Adetuyi, Mark Gosine Cast Stephan James, Sarah Jeffery, Shamier Anderson, Lanette Ware, Steven Love Similar The Well, Marion Bridge, Poor Boy's Game, The Klansman, The Hanging Garden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Across the Line is a 2015 Canadian drama film directed by Director X. It was set and shot in Nova Scotia.
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Plot
The film is set in North Preston, Nova Scotia where Mattie (Stephan James), a black hockey player, is being considered for a professional career. However, his hopes are threatened by growing racial strife at his school while his brother Carter (Shamier Anderson) is involved in criminal activity. Mattie also has a romantic interest in Jayme (Sarah Jeffery) who already has a white boyfriend.
The film's storyline was inspired by the 1989 Cole Harbour District High School race riots.
Cast
Production
The film was originally titled Undone. The film was written and produced by Floyd Kane, a native of East Preston, NS. Kane attended Cole Harbour High school when the school had its race riot in 1989.
Release
The first screening of Across the Line was 19 September 2015 at the Atlantic Film Festival where it won the award for Best Atlantic Feature.
The film opened for limited in British Columbia and Ontario on 8 April 2016, with screenings in various Canadian cities throughout that month.
Reception
The National Post assessed the film at 2.5/4 stars, noting the story's unwavering focus on racial themes was "to the detriment of the film's depth and realism" but noted that video producer Director X "makes the transition to feature film-making look easy".