''Borderline'' is a 2002 American psychological thriller television film directed by Evelyn Maude Purcell, about
borderline personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder (BPD), also known as emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD), is a personality disorder characterized by a long-term pattern of unstable interpersonal relationships, distorted sense of self, and strong ...
. It was released to lukewarm reception.
Synopsis
During her divorce, Dr. Lila Coletti (
Gina Gershon), a criminal
psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders. Psychiatrists are physicians and evaluate patients to determine whether their sy ...
, loses custody of her two daughters, partially because her job working with the criminally insane is dangerous.
At about the same time, a supposedly cured psychopathic patient, Ed Baikman (
Sean Patrick Flanery), is released. When Lila's husband and his girlfriend are murdered, Ed seems the obvious suspect, especially since the m.o. is identifiably his. Yet there are other reasons for suspecting that the real culprit is Lila.
Cast
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Gina Gershon as Dr. Lila Coletti
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Michael Biehn as Detective Macy Kobacek
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Sean Patrick Flanery as Ed Baikman
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Louise Barnes
Louise Barnes (born 26 April 1974) is a South African actress. Barnes gained recognition in South Africa for various roles in locally produced films and television series'. She is best known for her role in the 2009 South African/UK horror film ...
as Karen Kendler
External links
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2002 television films
2002 films
2002 crime thriller films
Films scored by Anthony Marinelli
Films about dissociative identity disorder
Borderline personality disorder in fiction
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