The Thin Yellow Line Explained

The Thin Yellow Line
Director:	Celso R. García
Music:	Dan Zlotnik
Cinematography:	Emiliano Villanueva
Editing:	Jorge García
Studio:	Springall Pictures
Runtime:	95 minutes
Country:	Mexico
Language:	Spanish

The Thin Yellow Line (Spanish; Castilian: '''La delgada línea amarilla''') is a 2015 Mexican road comedy-drama film directed by Celso R. García. It was one of fourteen films shortlisted by Mexico to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards,^{[1] [2]} but it lost out to 600 Miles.^[3]

Cast

• Damián Alcázar as Toño
• Joaquín Cosio as Gabriel
• Silverio Palacios as Atayde
• Gustavo Sánchez Parra as Mario
• Américo Hollander as Pablo
• Fernando Becerril as Ingeniero

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 91%, based on 11 reviews, and an average rating of 6.5/10.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Goya y Oscar 2016 . Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas . 21 August 2015 . 21 August 2015.
2. Web site: 14 Films Compete to Represent Mexico at the Oscars . . . 3 September 2015 . 3 September 2015.
3. Web site: Mexico Picks '600 Miles' Starring Tim Roth as Oscar Entry . . . 17 September 2015 . 17 September 2015 . Aguilar . Carlos . 26 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150926012544/http://blogs.indiewire.com/sydneylevine/mexico-picks-600-miles-starring-tim-roth-as-oscar-entry-20150917 . dead .
4. Web site: The Thin Yellow Line (La delgada línea amarilla) (2015) . . . 10 April 2018.