Making his feature film debut with ‘The Line‘, director Ethan Berger helms a story about the manipulative and morally ambiguous life of college fraternities. Starring Alex Wolff in the leading role, ‘The Line’ follows a working-class student played by Wolff navigating through the madness of frat life.

‘The Line’ had its world premiere at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, collecting a generally positive reactions from film critics.

Starring the film alongside Wolff are Lewis Pullman, Halle Bailey, Austin Abrams, Angus Cloud, Bo Mitchell, Cheri Oteri, Scoot McNairy, Denise Richards, and John Malkovich.

Release Date

Directed by Ethan Berger, ‘The Line’ opens in select US theaters on October 18, 2024 before expanding on October 23, 2024.

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.

“I feel like eighteen-year-olds are impressionable and schools in some ways are setting them up to fail because I feel like a lot of societal issues are born in fraternities,” said director Ethan Berger on the film in an interview with Deadline. “I think that they’re segregated and people go into them because they can see a mirror of themselves or who they want to become and that’s not necessarily the best thing for them.”

Official Teaser Trailer

Watch the official teaser trailer for ‘The Line’.